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Date:      7 Sep 1998 08:39:06 -0000
From:      Jos.Backus@nl.origin-it.com
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   bin/7846: /sbin/mount_* do not canonicalize the mount node pathname.
Message-ID:  <19980907083906.15612.qmail@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com>

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>Number:         7846
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       /sbin/mount_* do not canonicalize the mount node pathname.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Sep  7 01:40:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jos Backus
>Organization:
Origin B.V.
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:

	All versions.

>Description:

	hal:/tmp# pwd
	/tmp
	hal:/tmp# mkdir mnt
	hal:/tmp# mount_cd9660 /dev/wcd0c mnt
	hal:/tmp# mount
	/dev/wd0s1a on / (local, soft-updates, writes: sync 2 async 15105)
	/dev/wd0s1f on /usr (local, soft-updates, writes: sync 996 async 182232)
	/dev/wd0s1e on /var (local, soft-updates, writes: sync 2 async 43238)
	procfs on /proc (local)
	mfs:23 on /tmp (asynchronous, local, writes: sync 23 async 2259)
	/dev/wcd0c on mnt (local, read-only)
	hal:/tmp# umount mnt
	umount: mnt: not currently mounted
	hal:/tmp# umount /tmp/mnt
	umount: /tmp/mnt: not currently mounted
	hal:/tmp# umount /dev/wcd0c
	hal:/tmp#

>How-To-Repeat:

	See above.

>Fix:
	
	Document this fact or canonicalize as done in mount(8).

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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