Why updatedb doesn't traverse my external HD?

[Reindl Harald]

Am 24.12.2011 23:03, schrieb JB:
> I was wondering about this:
> updatedb.conf(5)
> ...
>       PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS
>               One of the strings 0, no, 1 or yes.  If PRUNE_BIND_MOUNTS  is  1
>               or  yes,  bind  mounts are not scanned by updatedb(8).  All file
>               systems mounted in the subtree of a bind mount  are  skipped  as
>               well,  even  if they are not bind mounts.  As an exception, bind
>               mounts of a directory on itself are not skipped.
> 
>               By default, bind mounts are not skipped.
> ...
> 
> This is of interest to me:
> ...
> As an exception, bind
> mounts of a directory on itself are not skipped.
> 
> I tried to bind mount /media or /media/NETBSD_51 on itself and it did not work.
> Perhaps I am missing something here or the feature does not work ?

yes you are missing topics of many mailing-list posts and
bugreports in the last months while you are believing i
do not know what tmpfs is and about waht i am speaking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730138
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723279

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