Try mounting sources as none if all else fails. [rsc] --rwxrwxr-x M 1250499 glenda sys 1027 Jan 25 20:47 rc/bin/9fs /n/sourcesdump/2006/0125/plan9/rc/bin/9fs:20,26 - /n/sourcesdump/2006/0126/plan9/rc/bin/9fs:20,28 case juke srv -q il!jukefs && mount /srv/il!jukefs /n/njuke && bind -c /n/njuke/juke /n/juke case sources - srv -m tcp!sources.cs.bell-labs.com sources /n/sources + srv -q tcp!sources.cs.bell-labs.com sources /n/sources && + { mount /srv/sources /n/sources || + mount -n /srv/sources /n/sources } case sourcesdump 9fs sources mount /srv/sources /n/sourcesdump main/archive