Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 May 2003 18:13:55 +0200 | From | Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <> | Subject | Re: Fwd: allow rename to "--bind"-mounted filesystem |
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Alex Riesen wrote: > viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk, Tue, May 06, 2003 17:02:19 +0200:
>>Binding a subtree creates a sandbox of sorts. You can bind a bunch of >>subtrees of the same fs into namespace and have normal protection >>against rename and link between them. > > sounds useful, even though i can't think of real example of such a use :)
chroot? As Al said, you create a sandbox this way. Saved me more than once from stupid mistakes.
Carl-Daniel
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