Is there maximum numbers for file system mounts that Linux can handle? Is there differences between distros?
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Is there maximum numbers for file system mounts that Linux can handle? Is there differences between distros?
Best Answer
Linux can handle 1000s of mounts, in fact I have seen 12000 simultaneous automounts happen on SL7.3 (based on centos). However, things get very slow for users as applications try to process these mounts and umounts. SL7.4 can start kicking users out of xdm.