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mount: could not find any free loop device

Mount warning "mount: could not find any free loop device" facing while increasing /tmp ? here is the solution for: losetup # mount -o loop,noexec,nosuid,rw /usr/tmpDSK /tmp mount: could not find any free loop device # losetup -a /dev/loop0: [0802]:72617509 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop1: [0802]:72617509 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop2: [0802]:72618319 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop3: [0802]:72618319 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop4: [0802]:72618322 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop5: [0802]:72618322 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop6: [0802]:72618323 (/usr/tmpDSK) /dev/loop7: [0802]:72618324 (/usr/tmpDSK) # losetup -d /dev/loop[0-7] # losetup -a # mount -o loop,noexec,nosuid,rw /usr/tmpDSK /tmp Done !!!