On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Malcolm Kay wrote: > > > Which brings up another issue. Under linux can I create and > > > mount a file system within a file on an existing file system > > > rather than on a separate disk partition? This would allow me > > > to at least try a restore operation using the space available > > > in the current file system. > > > > Look at mount --bind. I think this does what I think you want. > > > > Not really; this is something different. I was looking for something > like 'vnconfig' from BSD. With this I can create a fs of any type known > to the operating system nested within a regular file. > An extract from the man page-> > > SYNOPSIS > vnconfig [-cdeguvTZ] [-s option[,option...]] [-r option[,option...]] > [-S value] special_file [regular_file] [feature] > vnconfig -a [-cdeguv] [-s option] [-r option] [-f config_file] > > DESCRIPTION > The vnconfig command configures and enables vnode pseudo disk devices. > The first form of the command will associate the special file > special_file with the regular file regular_file allowing the latter to be > accessed as though it were a disk. Hence a regular file within the > filesystem can be used for swapping or can contain a filesystem that is > mounted in the name space. If you want to use swap backing store for > your device instead of a file, you can leave regular_file out and specify > the size of the block device with the -S option. I replied to Ed's email but it doesn't seem to have made it to the list. Or if it did I've already deleted it. I'd create a file with dd to whatever size I need and then mount the file using the loopback option (-loop). You'll need to put a file system on it also. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
