Public bug reported: Consider the directory structure like this:
root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> ls -al total 20 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 . drwxrwxrwt 9 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 lower drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 mounting drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 upper Mounting upper over lower on mounting mount point works just fine: root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> mount -t overlayfs myoverlay -o lowerdir=lower,upperdir=upper mounting/ root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> df -Th mounting/ Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on myoverlay overlayfs 219G 94G 114G 46% /tmp/ofs/mounting root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> However if the directory name is misspelled (that is, we're providing wrong directory), the error message is misleading: 32 root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> mount -t overlayfs myoverlay -o lowerdir=IAMWRONG,upperdir=upper mounting/ mount: special device myoverlay does not exist I'm running this on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, using 3.13.0-61-generic kernel. I'm not sure if this fits under 'linux' package, but I can't seem to be able to find 'mount' package in Launchpad. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483325 Title: mount -t overlayfs misinforms when nonexisting directories are provided Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Consider the directory structure like this: root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> ls -al total 20 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 . drwxrwxrwt 9 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 lower drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 mounting drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 18:09 upper Mounting upper over lower on mounting mount point works just fine: root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> mount -t overlayfs myoverlay -o lowerdir=lower,upperdir=upper mounting/ root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> df -Th mounting/ Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on myoverlay overlayfs 219G 94G 114G 46% /tmp/ofs/mounting root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> However if the directory name is misspelled (that is, we're providing wrong directory), the error message is misleading: 32 root@MIKE /tmp/ofs> mount -t overlayfs myoverlay -o lowerdir=IAMWRONG,upperdir=upper mounting/ mount: special device myoverlay does not exist I'm running this on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, using 3.13.0-61-generic kernel. I'm not sure if this fits under 'linux' package, but I can't seem to be able to find 'mount' package in Launchpad. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1483325/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp