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#1 2013-07-10 10:51:54

baldzhang
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Registered: 2004-04-10
Posts: 10

mount a device twice, is this safe ?

recently do a test

mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/1
mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/2

of course at the first time, the contents in each directory is same, after

touch /mnt/1/testfile

this file is appear in /mnt/2 also, then

rm /mnt/2/testfile

this file is disappear from /mnt/1

i *think* this is the same effort of

mount --bind /mnt/1 /mnt/2

but *not* sure. already googled this, but no clear answer found.

did any body know this?

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#2 2013-07-10 11:25:22

falconindy
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From: New York, USA
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Re: mount a device twice, is this safe ?

Yes, they're the same. Yes, its a fine thing to do.

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#3 2013-07-10 13:22:24

x33a
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Registered: 2009-08-15
Posts: 4,587

Re: mount a device twice, is this safe ?

So bind is implied? What is the benefit of explicitly using --bind?

ps: @ baldzhang, you have a post ratio of approx. 1 post/yr !! That's like the opposite of karol tongue

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#4 2013-07-10 13:41:25

WorMzy
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Re: mount a device twice, is this safe ?

What is the benefit of explicitly using --bind?

--bind can be used to mount a specific subdirectory elsewhere, rather than just mounting the root directory in multiple places.

--bind also seems to be necessary for FUSE filesystems. At least, NTFS refuses to be 'mount'ed in two places simultaneously, you have to --bind the mount point to another mount point.


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#5 2013-07-10 14:48:08

baldzhang
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Registered: 2004-04-10
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Re: mount a device twice, is this safe ?

thank you all, i learned more big_smile

emmm... i have a *little* busy for almost 10 years..., but i love Arch and test/use it from version 0.1 cool

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