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file still read-only after a mount --bind from a rw partition

I use mount --bind to "overlay" a file from one ext4,rw filesystem onto another file in ext4,ro filesystem. For example, /etc/hosts is on a read-only / partition, but I have another partition where ...
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Mount 2 directories on other servers to the same partition of local server

I have 3 servers, same OS (redhat 5.5 x64). There's the same package installed on these servers. Server 01 and 02 store their files at the directory /A (cause they use the same package, the directory ...
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Redhat: non-root user needs to copy files to a NFS share

Typically non-root users cannot mount directories. Running Redhat Have 6GB tar.gz (/dir/somefile.tar.gz) Need to move to a NFS share on another box (//somebox/somefolder/) We have no other access. ...
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autofs mounts not disconnecting after inactive

I have autofs installed on several linux servers that are connecting to central NFS server for the users /home directories. It works great when mounting the directories on login, but the mounts never ...
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Need to change the mount Point of LVM /u001/app/oracle to /u001/

This is the situation.I installed the RHEL 5.5 on client's system and created LVM mount point at /u001/app/oracle and now he has installed DB on /u001/app/oracle. He is asked me to change the mount ...
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How to change the Name of Logical volume in Volume group

I created an LVM and inside that i created Volume Group and within it created Logical Volume and given the mount point /u001/app/pracle I named it wrong instead of ORACLE i it should have been typed ...
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Can I automate mounting a cifs share without storing my password in plaintext?

I currently use a script which contains commands along the lines of sudo /sbin/mount.cifs $SERVER_SHARE $MOUNT -o username=$DOMAIN_$USER,uid=$USER,gid=$USER,file_mode=0664,dir_mode=0775 to mount my ...
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Fix fstab to prevent boot failure

How can I fix fstab to prevent boot failure? It seems that I have added incorrect record to /etc/fstab: //servername/share /mnt/share cifs defaults,username=myuser 0 0 When I did ...
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Can I mount NTFS flash drive on linux

Hi I'm using RHEL 6 an WIN 7. I have a flash drive of 16GB. To copy the files which are above 4GB size I changed it to NTFS(FAT32 is allowing only file size below 4GB). But now I am not able to use in ...
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Script to check for read only filesystem

How can I check a bunch of systems to find any filesystem that are mounted read-only? Possibly via a script?
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How to read NTFS drives in Linux (RHEL 6)?

My system is on dual boot. I have installed both RHEL 6 and win7 in it. I use RHEL mostly and I want to use my windows' NTFS drive in RHEL. How can I do it? Tell me the procedure.
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Mount samba filesystem into RHEL 5.5

I have a trial RHEL version for a proof of concept where I was asked to mount a windows filesystem into linux. I tried mount -t smbfs -o username=samba,password=samba //Desktop/Public /mnt/public ...
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How to mount a disk on key on Red-Hat 6 (Beta) after ejecting it

I have a Cruzer disk on key which was recognized automatically by my RedHat6-beta OS. I removed it always using the GUI option "Safely remove", but one time by mistake I selected "Eject" and from ...