>>> On 1/5/2010 at 2:40 PM, Richard Troth <vmcow...@gmail.com> wrote: -snip- > One FS hiding another is ... for example ... if /usr/local were a > directory instead of a sym-link and you then mount /usr afterward, the > /usr you mount would hide the /usr/local you had previously mounted.
Sounds specious. If in / you have a /usr directory, and nothing below it, an errant mount of /usr/local before /usr will simply fail. If mounting /usr and then /usr/local worked, and someone later mounts something on /usr, oh well, stupidy always wins. > Rare, yes, but possible. In any case, cascaded mount points is > something I was hoping to (continue to) avoid. They've always worked well for me. I would prefer to do something less "surprising" to someone new to the group than having /local and a symlink in /usr/local. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
