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I would like to loopback mount a couple of directories on my Redhat
linux (RH 4.2, kernal 2.0.32, mount version 2.51) system. This should
allow me to append a directory into another, right?

according to the manpage, I should be able to do the following..

mount /tmp/zip /mnt/zip -t ext2 -o loop,blocksize=1024

however, it gives me the following error..

/tmp/zip: Is a directory

so I tried this on a file by doign this...

mount /tmp/ben.tmp /mnt/zip -t ext2 -o loop,blocksize=1024

and it gives me this error..

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0,
       or too many mounted file systems

/tmp/ben.tmp if s file
/tmp/zip is a directory
/mnt/zip is a directory

at this point I am a bit lost. Anyone able to help?

Benji

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Quote:> so I tried this on a file by doign this...

> mount /tmp/ben.tmp /mnt/zip -t ext2 -o loop,blocksize=1024

> and it gives me this error..

> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0,
>        or too many mounted file systems

It'll complain that your trying to do this within a file, and ask
if you really want to continue.  Say 'Y', then try mounting it.

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