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Subject: Re: how to let cygwin does not mount /bin /usr/bin automaticlly?
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:11:23AM +0800, "???????????????" wrote:
>Thanks. I want to know how to change this configuration.
>
>I do as follows:
>
>bash-3.2$ /bin/umount /usr/bin
>umount: /usr/bin: Operation not permitted
>
>but i does not work. Any idea?

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.

I can't think of any way to keep /usr/bin permanently unmounted.

cgf

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