The type of the underlaying file does not matter, only the type of the replacing object.
So if you touch $t/dev; rm $t/dev; touch $t/dev mkdir $t/dev; rmdir $t/ev; touch $t/dev those succeed, while touch $t/dev; rm $t/dev; mkdir $t/dev mkdir $t/dev; rm $t/dev; mkdir $t/dev both fail. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1531747 Title: overlay: mkdir fails if directory exists in lowerdir in a user namespace To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1531747/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
