Question

When a file system is mounted over a directory that is not empty then _____________

(a) the system may not allow the mount

(b) the system must allow the mount

(c) the system may allow the mount and the directory’s existing files will then be made obscure

(d) all of the mentioned

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I would like to ask this question from File System Interface Mounting and Sharing in section File Systems and their Implementation of Operating System

Answer 1

The correct choice is (c) the system may allow the mount and the directory’s existing files will then be made obscure

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