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From: rick@ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller, Linux Device Registrar)
Subject: Can I make/mount a filesystem in a file?
Date: 7 Nov 1992 04:23:26 GMT

I think I remember this thread coming up before, but I don't remember if
it was satisfactorily answered...

Can I create a file (maybe with "dd if=/dev/zero of=filename count=$size")
in which I could make a filesystem ("mkfs filename $size")
and then mount that filesystem?

I've tried, and I don't have any trouble until the "mount" part...
then it gives me a "You must be super-user" error (Linux 0.98.1).

Help?

Rick Miller <rick@ee.uwm.edu> | <rick@discus.mil.wi.us> Ricxjo Muelisto
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