Multiple mounts of /dev/shm (tmpfs) with same name causing overwrite of the files.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Multiple mounts of /dev/shm (tmpfs) with the same name causing overwrite of the files.
  • /dev/shm a tmpfs is able to be mounted multiple times, when it's already mounted, however, it is not seen in # mount -a option.
  • /dev/shm appears to create a new instance of /dev/shm and the files that existed are lost (hidden).

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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