Find should not record and exit with an error status on cyclic directories (bind mounted)

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /usr/bin/find directories with .snapshot return exit code 1 (echo $? = 1) on RHEL 6.4 servers. the same command on RHEL 5.x works fine.
  • Example of warning message from both 6.4 and 5.x servers:
find: File system loop detected; `/gfs/amm/data_log/.snapshot' is part of the same file system loop as `/gfs/amm/data_log'.

OR

 $ mkdir -p a/b
> $ sudo mount --bind a a/b
> $ find a; echo $?
> a
> find: File system loop detected; ‘a/b’ is part of the same file system loop as ‘a’.
> 1    <========================== it should be 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • findutils-4.4.2-6.el6.x86_64
  • findutils-4.2.27-6.el5

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content