====== overlayfs ====== ===== restore changes ===== From [[https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt|overlayfs.txt]]: Changes to the underlying filesystems while part of a mounted overlay filesystem are not allowed. If the underlying filesystem is changed, the behavior of the overlay is undefined, though it will not result in a crash or deadlock. There are 2 hints how to restore: [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57865670/overlayfs-restore-removed-or-changed-file-from-lower|Overlayfs: restore removed or changed file from "lower"]]