From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 02:18:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 02:18:25 -0400 Received: from vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca ([136.159.55.21]:19078 "EHLO vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 02:18:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:18:04 -0600 Message-Id: <200106250618.f5P6I4t10073@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> From: Richard Gooch To: Alexander Viro Cc: Marty Leisner , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: mounting a fs in two places at once? In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <200106250212.WAA05336@soyata.home> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alexander Viro writes: > > > On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Marty Leisner wrote: > > > I just installed redhat 7.1 on a system. > > > > Cleaning up, a made a fs for home...(mounted on /mnt > > to write the stuff to it) > > > > Then I accidently mounted it on /home. > > > > So it was mounted on /home and /mnt at the same time. > > (I didn't bother going in to see what was there). > > Same tree, obviously. > > > Shouldn't this NOT happen? > > Sigh... Guys, who maintains l-k FAQ? You mean the LK mailing list FAQ? That would be me. > Q: I've mounted filesystem in two different places and it worked. Why? > A: Because you've asked to do that. Yes, it works. No, it's not a bug. > > Q: what should I do to unmount it? > A: umount > > Q: but that took care only of one of them. How can I deal with another? > A: umount Patches to the LKML FAQ accepted :-) Regards, Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca