Re: Loopback (dir->dir) mounting (NOT -o loop)

From: Chris Wedgwood (cw@f00f.org)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 17:07:49 EST

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On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 12:50:48PM +0200, Oystein Viggen wrote:

    Is it possible to do something similar with just one file? The
    ability to mount /dev/log inside a chroot jail would be nice, as
    this can not easily be solved by filesystem links.

No, it's not possible and in this instance not desirable. Letting any
data whatsoever cross the boundary of a chroot jail might have
complex implications -- even hard-linking should be avoided if
possible.

--cw

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