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Old 08-27-2016, 03:54 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by glasnost View Post
If I make /etc/ rw, doesn't that defeat the purpose of the bindmount? At that point, why not just cp /etc/xorg.conf to another location and edit the base file?

I'll give it a shot :-)
It depends on what your true purpose is.

If you wish to give the user a chance to escape from a bad file or other incompatible change with a simple re-boot . . .
Then use a bind mount.
Making sure it is not automatically created by the start-up code, only by the menu entry to enable it.

If neither you nor the computer never makes an in-compatible file change that someone might need to escape from, then change the system file.
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