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Old 04-22-2009, 03:28 AM   #1
spoonerism
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Cannot mount any files on debian VPS, virtualization restrictions?


I can't mount any files on my VPS

Code:
$ mkdir 1
$ mkdir 2
$ sudo mount --bind 1 2
mount: permission denied
Thing is, due to the virtualization technology, I'm forbidden from doing anything to the kernel ( I can't load modules, etc ). I'm wondering if that would also stop me mounting things. ( This would make sense as far as mounting external media goes, but since I'm only trying to mount things which are already in the file system, well, dash it all I rather thought I could you know! )

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Old 04-23-2009, 03:34 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by spoonerism View Post
I can't mount any files on my VPS

Code:
$ mkdir 1
$ mkdir 2
$ sudo mount --bind 1 2
mount: permission denied
Thing is, due to the virtualization technology, I'm forbidden from doing anything to the kernel ( I can't load modules, etc ). I'm wondering if that would also stop me mounting things. ( This would make sense as far as mounting external media goes, but since I'm only trying to mount things which are already in the file system, well, dash it all I rather thought I could you know! )
Well if you're not crossing a partition boundary, just use a hard link, or explain what you're actually trying to accomplish and we can tell you a work around.
 
Old 04-23-2009, 03:39 PM   #3
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Derp! Posted twice.

Last edited by rweaver; 04-23-2009 at 03:42 PM.
 
Old 04-24-2009, 06:54 AM   #4
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My program needs to bind sockets, but I want to run it in a chroot. In a chroot, I need /dev to bind the socket. Which must be mounted.

The work around is to bind the socket outside the chroot, and then call chroot from the program code - this is what I'm intending to do, once my x86 development box is working again ( the screen broke )
 
  


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