2 mount points same partition

Net Llama! netllama
Mon May 17 12:02:22 PDT 2004


On 05/16/04 17:24, M.W. Chang wrote:
> I want to make /var/tmp and /tmp living in the same partition.
> How should I set up my /etc/fstab?

Unless /tmp -> /var/tmp you can't do that.  The root of a partition can 
only have a single mount point.  Either create two partitions, or you'll 
have to play games with symlinks if you really want both /var/tmp and 
/tmp on the same partition (and its not the / partition)


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