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Re: how to let cygwin does not mount /bin /usr/bin automaticlly?


On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:09:06AM +0800, "???????????????" wrote:
>I have try the command:
>$ mount -f -o binary,user 'f:\cygwin_1.7\usr\bin\' /usr/bin
>mount: /usr/bin: Operation not permitted
>
>The -f option does not work well.

You really do need the -o override option that I mentioned.

See: http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount

cgf

>On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 00:34, Christopher Faylor <.....> wrote:
>>If you want /usr/bin to point someplace nonstandard, try using the -f
>>-o override options to mount.  ??Note that, in Cygwin 1.7 mount is not
>>permanent.  You'll have to change /etc/fstab if you want permanent
>>mounts.

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