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From: noer AT cygnus DOT com (Geoffrey Noer)
Subject: Re: mount woes
12 May 1997 23:07:52 -0700 :
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> So I tried to redo my mount points.
> I typed 'mount --reset', which produced no errors.

'mount --reset' resets the mount points to their default values
with c: mounted as /.

> I typed 'mount d: /', and I got the message
> 	mount failed: Device or resource busy

C: is already mounted as /.  You need to:

	umount /
	mount d: /

And that should do the trick!

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Geoffrey Noer
noer AT cygnus DOT com
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