On Fri January 29 2010, sf...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Hello Alex, > > "Wilkinson, Alex": > > I have created a union mount as such: > > > > #mount -t aufs -o br=/mnt/foo:/mnt/bar none /mnt/aufs > > > > This works perfectly well. However there are a number of directories and > > files > > under /mnt/aufs that i would like to 'hide'. Is this possible ? > > > > Essentially I want to hide various subdirectories that are being exported > > via my > > NFS mounts. > > There are several ways to do that. > > (generic) > $ mkdir /tmp/empty > # mount -o bind /tmp/empty /mnt/aufs/you/want/to/hide >
If you are exporting the same directory to more than one device, you might want to use the above on the server side to "hide" the directories from the exported tree. That would give you a single point of maintenance. Mike > (aufs specific) > $ mkdir /tmp/empty > $ cd /tmp/empty > $ > .wh..wh.base > $ mkdir you/want/to > $ ln .wh..wh.base you/want/to/.wh..wh.hide > # mount -o remount,prepend:/tmp/empty=ro+wh /mnt/aufs > > > J. R. Okajima > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com
