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RE: Mounting issues



On 05-Nov-98 Ziv wrote:
> 1. Where do I specify system boot time mounts
man fstab

> 2. Is there a way to mount 2 partitions under 1 directory?
No. poor man solution is to mount under two directories and
symlink both directories under common "parent". Note that this
is generally a BAD solution because '..' in each subdir points
to its true parent.

> 3. Is it possible/harmless to mount a directory (like /usr) when it
> already exists and functions?
a. You don't mount A DIRECTORY you mount a block device UNDER
   A DIRECTORY.
b. Mounting devices under a non-empty directory hides the content
   of that directory. It will be accessible again after a umount.
   Therefore, it is possible but not wise (If you need an example
   Think about mounting something under important directories like
   /dev, /etc,... DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME :-)

Now Ziv, go Read-The-Fine-Manual(TM)

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