RE: union mounting file systems...

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

well...

I just wondered how to (if possible) union mount two or more filesystems
on a single mount point. The point that I want to bypass a bug/weakness in
RedHat's installer is not really the case. I've tried to search the kernel
mailing list archive, and find it's possible with mount -o union ...
Problem is that I still can't see nothing but the last file system mounted
on the mount point, so what is wrong?

It may be an issue for other forums than lkml, but I really don't think
RedHat is the place to go.

Best regards

roy

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Vibol Hou wrote:

> This sounds more like a RedHat issue than a LKML issue.  Take it up with
> RedHat.
>
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> Subject: union mounting file systems...
>
>
> Hi all
>
> I just read the "Wonderful world of linux (2.4)", where it's said that the
> Linux kernel 2.4 supports so-called union mounted file systems. I recently
> downloaded the RedHat 7.1 distribution and loop-back mounted the CD's to
> be able to install over ftp, but no... RedHat's install script reminds me
> of all the flexibility you can get from an installer delivered from
> Microsoft. After installing the stuff from CD #1, you're _not_ asked where
> CD #2 is supposed to be; you just get loads of error messages on the
> console. So - I can copy all the files from the two CD's - or - union
> mount them (the .iso's) on a common directory.
>
> Does anyone know where I can find a mount program that actually does this?
>
> Please cc: to me, as I'm not on the list
>
> regards
>
> roy
>
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