Re: mount -t bind /dev /dev-state

[Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ye 2000-12-12 15:16 -0500, Kurt V. Hindenburg skribis:

> I'm using 2.4.0-test12 kernel and am trying to use the
> "Permissions database stored in mounted-over /dev"
> 
> However, I get the error about unknown filesystem "bind".
> 
> mount -t bind /dev /dev-state
> mount -t devfs none /dev
> devfsd /dev

You need to read the mount manpage very carefully.  It tells you what
to do, and then, parenthetically, mentions what you need to do with 
later versions.

mount --bind olddir newdir