rm -rf hangs when trying to remove directory which contains mount points

[Donald Dylla]

 

rm can be put into a recursive loop that it never exits as it tries to remove a directory that contains a mount point.

 

mkdir /tmp/test

mkdir /tmp/test/mnt

mount baleo:/mnt/baleo /tmp/test/mnt

rm -rfv /tmp/test

 

Donald

 

 

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