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From: Robert Sanders <rsanders@mindspring.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: unionfs usage without "option UNION"
Date: 30 Aug 1995 10:44:57 -0400
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
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In-reply-to: jim@reptiles.org's message of Wed, 30 Aug 1995 03:50:24 GMT
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On Wed, 30 Aug 1995 03:50:24 GMT, jim@reptiles.org (Jim Mercer) said:

> i would assume that union fs's should not work at all if not defined.
> but they kinda do.

mount may be loading the appropriate LKM (loadable kernel module) on
demand.  Either way, unionfs is known to be broken at this time.

-- Robert