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Mount a local folder

Hi there,

I would like to mount a local folder.

Example :
Home directories are in /mnt/hdx/homedir
I would like to type mount /mnt/hdx/homedir /home

No idea how to do that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by samyboy

Hi there,

I would like to mount a local folder.

Example :
Home directories are in /mnt/hdx/homedir

So the disk is already physically mounted right?

Quote:

I would like to type mount /mnt/hdx/homedir /home

No idea how to do that.

1st way to do it:
Create a link from /home to /mnt/hdx/homedir:
cd /
ln -s /mnt/hdx/homedir /home

2nd way (I use this one):

from man mount:

Quote:

Since Linux 2.4.0 it is possible to remount part of the file hierarchy somewhere else. The call is
mount --bind olddir newdir
After this call the same contents is accessible in two places. One can also remount a single file
(on a single file).

cd /
mkdir home
mount -rbind /mnt/hdx/homedir home

Thank you !

It works like a charm.

The fstab entry :

/mnt/hdx/home /home none bind

Check for noexec on mount point

If you use software like PlayOnLinux, this must execute files in your home directory. If the mount point where you move your home directory is user mountable, then the noexec option will be set and you wine installation will stop working.

To check this type mount
find the drive where you are linking to your new home directory
ensure that it does not show "noexec" as one of the mount options
If it does, edit fstab to add the exec option or to remove the user option. Security settings in Linux don't allow files to be executed from user mountable drives.

Good luck.