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- From: rick@ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller, Linux Device Registrar)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Can I make/mount a filesystem in a file?
- Date: 7 Nov 1992 04:23:26 GMT
- Organization: Just me.
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- Message-ID: <1dfgbuINNrhi@uwm.edu>
- References: <1992Nov3.194356.5661@muddcs.claremont.edu> <1d951rINN242@corax.udac.uu.se> <1992Nov5.042647.17167@muddcs.claremont.edu>
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- Summary: Was: What is 'proc'?
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- I think I remember this thread coming up before, but I don't remember if
- it was satisfactorily answered...
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- Can I create a file (maybe with "dd if=/dev/zero of=filename count=$size")
- in which I could make a filesystem ("mkfs filename $size")
- and then mount that filesystem?
-
- I've tried, and I don't have any trouble until the "mount" part...
- then it gives me a "You must be super-user" error (Linux 0.98.1).
-
- Help?
-
- Rick Miller <rick@ee.uwm.edu> | <rick@discus.mil.wi.us> Ricxjo Muelisto
- Occupation: Husband, Father, WEPCo. WAN Mgr., Discus Sys0p, and Linux fan
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