On 11/12/2016 08:30 PM, Nicolas George wrote: > Le duodi 22 brumaire, an CCXXV, Lars Nood�n a �crit�: >> What are the disadvantages of bind mounts? > > They require root privileges for any change. > > They are also more expensive than any individual symlink, but it does > not matter much if there are only a few. > > But I can reverse the question: what advantages do you see to bind > mounts in that particular circumstance?
It fits with the /etc/fstab approach, and since Robert mentioned /etc/fstab mount comes to mind. Adding the user option there allows a non-root user to mount or unmount the pair of directories. However, as far as technical advantages proper, I don't know. Regards, Lars