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authorKarel Zak2019-01-16 15:00:07 +0100
committerKarel Zak2019-01-16 15:00:07 +0100
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parentfsck.cramfs: fix utimes() usage (diff)
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libmount: add support for MS_REMOUNT on --all
This patch add to support for remount-all operation to libmount and mount(8). For example: mount --all -o remount,ro -t vfat to remount read-only all VFAT filesystems. Addresses: https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/589 Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8
index da0ac5b8b..6ef589050 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mount.8
+++ b/sys-utils/mount.8
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@ mount or btrfs) to detect already mounted filesystems. The kernel table with
already mounted filesystems is cached during \fBmount \-\-all\fR. It means
that all duplicated fstab entries will be mounted.
.sp
+The option \fB\-\-all\fR is possible to use for remount operation too. In this
+case all filters (\fB\-t\fR and \fB\-O\fR) are applied to the table of already
+mounted filesystems.
+.sp
Note that it is a bad practice to use \fBmount \-a\fR for
.I fstab
checking. The recommended solution is \fBfindmnt \-\-verify\fR.