What is the difference between /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab
Issue
- What is the difference between /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab?
- Why does /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab show different result at times?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6 and 7
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