Bind-mounting does give you some options.  Still doesn&#x27;t help if root&#x27;s hosed.<p>And it <i>wasn&#x27;t</i> an option when I&#x27;d first come up with this clever scheme.<p>One of my current challenges with Linux is identifying which information&#x2F;education of mine is wholly outdated.  This will happen to you in time as well....