On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There is a "mount" problem with kernel 2.4.X (2.4.2-2, 2.4.7,...2.4.18) 2.4.18? that's quite futuristic - isn't it? you mean 2.4.14? > When you try to mount a local or remote file system to a specific mount point, > and you issue the same command several time, to the SAME mount point, > you will not get an warning, that this mount point is already mounted. > > Instead, you'll get several duplicated entries in /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab. > The "df" command will of course output the same multiple entries. > > One umount command removes ALL the entries from /etc/mtab when kernel 2.4 > is tailored to RedHat 6.2, but you need the same number of umounts, as of the > mounts done in RedHat 7.1 . at least with redhat 6.2, you need to upgrade mount's RPM to a newer version , in order for it to work with 2.4 kernels. check in the kernel's Documentation/Changes for the exact version of mount required. not sure about 7.1, but the same issue _could_ apply there. btw, don't upgrade mount alone - upgrade any package mentioned in that Changes file. you'll find it in the kernel's source tree. -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
