Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Union file system | From | Matthias Urlichs <> | Date | Thu, 28 Nov 1996 16:02:50 +0100 (MET) |
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Hi,
Andi Gutmans wrote: > >Well I think "loopback" mounts are very useful. They allow you to >reorganize stuff acrros more than one partition without users seeing any >difference.
A loopback mount is far easier than a union file system, and a big necessity if you need to set up multiple chrooted environments.
And don't tell me to use a NFS back-mount. NFS is not a solution, NFS is a problem in and of itself. (Did anybody check the speed of nfs vs smbfs?)
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