Looks like it's done the trick.

Code:
none on / type aufs (rw,noatime,nodiratime)
/dev/sda1 on /.rw type ext3 (relatime,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/sys on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)


...and the bootlog is now clean.

I'm in over the VPN so I can't time the reboots with the new rc scripts. That'll have to wait until tomorrow.

These scripts are seriously useful, have you thought about making them more widely available?
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Cheers,

Andy M