Chapter 18. Sharing a mount on multiple mount points

18.1. Types of shared mounts
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There are multiple types of shared mounts that you can use. The key difference between them lies in how they behave when another file system is mounted under one of the shared mount points. These shared mounts utilize the shared subtrees feature to function.

The following mount types are available:

private

This type does not receive or forward any propagation events.

When you mount another file system under either the duplicate or the original mount point, it is not reflected in the other.

shared

This type creates an exact replica of a given mount point.

When a mount point is marked as a shared mount, any mount within the original mount point is reflected in it, and vice versa.

This is the default mount type of the root file system.

slave

This type creates a limited duplicate of a given mount point.

When a mount point is marked as a slave mount, any mount within the original mount point is reflected in it, but no mount within a slave mount is reflected in its original.

unbindable

This type prevents the given mount point from being duplicated whatsoever.

18.2. Creating a private mount point duplicate
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Duplicate a mount point as a private mount. File systems that you later mount under the duplicate or the original mount point are not reflected in the other.

Procedure

Create a virtual file system (VFS) node from the original mount point:
```
mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
```
# mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
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Mark the original mount point as private:
```
mount --make-private original-dir
```
```
# mount --make-private original-dir
```
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Alternatively, to change the mount type for the selected mount point and all mount points under it, use the --make-rprivate option instead of --make-private.

Create the duplicate:

mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir

# mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir

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Example 18.1. Duplicating /media into /mnt as a private mount point

Create a VFS node from the /media directory:
```
mount --bind /media /media
```
```
# mount --bind /media /media
```
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Mark the /media directory as private:
```
mount --make-private /media
```
```
# mount --make-private /media
```
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Create its duplicate in /mnt:
```
mount --bind /media /mnt
```
```
# mount --bind /media /mnt
```
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It is now possible to verify that /media and /mnt share content but none of the mounts within /media appear in /mnt. For example, if the CD-ROM drive contains non-empty media and the /media/cdrom/ directory exists, use:
```
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
```
# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
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```
ls /media/cdrom
```
```
# ls /media/cdrom
```
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ls /mnt/cdrom
#
```
```
# ls /mnt/cdrom
#
```
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It is also possible to verify that file systems mounted in the /mnt directory are not reflected in /media. For example, if a non-empty USB flash drive that uses the /dev/sdc1 device is plugged in and the /mnt/flashdisk/ directory is present, use:
```
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
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```
ls /media/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /media/flashdisk
```
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```
ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
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18.3. Creating a shared mount point duplicate
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Duplicate a mount point as a shared mount. File systems that you later mount under the original directory or the duplicate are always reflected in the other.

Procedure

Create a virtual file system (VFS) node from the original mount point:
```
mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
```
# mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
Mark the original mount point as shared:
```
mount --make-shared original-dir
```
```
# mount --make-shared original-dir
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
Alternatively, to change the mount type for the selected mount point and all mount points under it, use the --make-rshared option instead of --make-shared.

Create the duplicate:

mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir

# mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir

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Example 18.2. Duplicating /media into /mnt as a shared mount point

To make the /media and /mnt directories share the same content:

Create a VFS node from the /media directory:
```
mount --bind /media /media
```
```
# mount --bind /media /media
```
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Mark the /media directory as shared:
```
mount --make-shared /media
```
```
# mount --make-shared /media
```
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Create its duplicate in /mnt:
```
mount --bind /media /mnt
```
```
# mount --bind /media /mnt
```
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It is now possible to verify that a mount within /media also appears in /mnt. For example, if the CD-ROM drive contains non-empty media and the /media/cdrom/ directory exists, use:
```
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
```
# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
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```
ls /media/cdrom
```
```
# ls /media/cdrom
```
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```
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```
```
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```
ls /mnt/cdrom
```
```
# ls /mnt/cdrom
```
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```
```
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```
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Similarly, it is possible to verify that any file system mounted in the /mnt directory is reflected in /media. For example, if a non-empty USB flash drive that uses the /dev/sdc1 device is plugged in and the /mnt/flashdisk/ directory is present, use:
```
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
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```
ls /media/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /media/flashdisk
```
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```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
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```
ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
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```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
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18.4. Creating a slave mount point duplicate
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Duplicate a mount point as a slave mount type. File systems that you later mount under the original mount point are reflected in the duplicate but not the other way around.

Procedure

Create a virtual file system (VFS) node from the original mount point:
```
mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
```
# mount --bind original-dir original-dir
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
Mark the original mount point as shared:
```
mount --make-shared original-dir
```
```
# mount --make-shared original-dir
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
Alternatively, to change the mount type for the selected mount point and all mount points under it, use the --make-rshared option instead of --make-shared.
Create the duplicate and mark it as the slave type:
```
mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir
```
```
# mount --bind original-dir duplicate-dir
```
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```
mount --make-slave duplicate-dir
```
```
# mount --make-slave duplicate-dir
```
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Example 18.3. Duplicating /media into /mnt as a slave mount point

This example shows how to get the content of the /media directory to appear in /mnt as well, but without any mounts in the /mnt directory to be reflected in /media.

Create a VFS node from the /media directory:
```
mount --bind /media /media
```
```
# mount --bind /media /media
```
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Mark the /media directory as shared:
```
mount --make-shared /media
```
```
# mount --make-shared /media
```
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Create its duplicate in /mnt and mark it as slave:
```
mount --bind /media /mnt
```
```
# mount --bind /media /mnt
```
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```
mount --make-slave /mnt
```
```
# mount --make-slave /mnt
```
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Verify that a mount within /media also appears in /mnt. For example, if the CD-ROM drive contains non-empty media and the /media/cdrom/ directory exists, use:
```
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
```
# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
```
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```
ls /media/cdrom
```
```
# ls /media/cdrom
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
```
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```
```
EFI  GPL  isolinux  LiveOS
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
```
ls /mnt/cdrom
```
```
# ls /mnt/cdrom
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
```
EFI  GPL  isolinux  LiveOS
```
```
EFI  GPL  isolinux  LiveOS
```
Copy to Clipboard Toggle word wrap
Also verify that file systems mounted in the /mnt directory are not reflected in /media. For example, if a non-empty USB flash drive that uses the /dev/sdc1 device is plugged in and the /mnt/flashdisk/ directory is present, use:
```
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/flashdisk
```
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```
ls /media/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /media/flashdisk
```
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```
ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
```
# ls /mnt/flashdisk
```
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```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
```
en-US  publican.cfg
```
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18.5. Preventing a mount point from being duplicated
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Mark a mount point as unbindable so that it is not possible to duplicate it in another mount point.

Procedure

To change the type of a mount point to an unbindable mount, use:

mount --bind mount-point mount-point

# mount --bind mount-point mount-point

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mount --make-unbindable mount-point

# mount --make-unbindable mount-point

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Alternatively, to change the mount type for the selected mount point and all mount points under it, use the --make-runbindable option instead of --make-unbindable.

Any subsequent attempt to make a duplicate of this mount fails with the following error:

mount --bind mount-point duplicate-dir

# mount --bind mount-point duplicate-dir

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mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on mount-point,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail  or so

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on mount-point,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail  or so

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Example 18.4. Preventing /media from being duplicated

To prevent the /media directory from being shared, use:
```
mount --bind /media /media
```
```
# mount --bind /media /media
```
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```
mount --make-unbindable /media
```
```
# mount --make-unbindable /media
```
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18.1. Types of shared mounts
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18.2. Creating a private mount point duplicate
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18.3. Creating a shared mount point duplicate
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18.4. Creating a slave mount point duplicate
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18.5. Preventing a mount point from being duplicated
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