Re: max_loop option not working for autofs

[Charles Lewis <lewisc@delta.swau.edu>]

Rainer Ellinger wrote:

> Charles Lewis wrote:
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> > Hrm...I guess you mean that I need to create /dev/loop8 thru
> > /dev/loop63? I didn't realize I needed to do this. How do I do this?
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> for i in $(seq 8 63) ; do mknod /dev/loop$i b 7 $i ; done
> chmod 660 /dev/loop* ; chown 0.disk /dev/loop*
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> > Also, what impact on memory will this have?
> >    
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> The usage of a couple of inodes - nearly no impact.
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That did the trick, and all my mount points are showing up now. Thank 
you very much for the education.

lewisc@delta.swau.edu