Commands Used to Mount and Unmount File Systems (System Administration Guide, Volume 1)

System Administration Guide, Volume 1

Commands Used to Mount and Unmount File Systems

The table below lists the commands in the /usr/sbin directory that you use to mount and unmount file systems.

Table 36-2 Commands for Mounting and Unmounting File Systems


Command	Description
mount(1M)	Mounts file systems and remote resources.
mountall(1M)	Mounts all file systems specified in the `/etc/vfstab` file. The `mountall` command is run automatically when entering multiuser run states.
umount(1M)	Unmounts file systems and remote resources.
umountall(1M)	Unmounts all file systems specified in the `/etc/vfstab` file.

The mount commands will not mount a read/write file system that has known inconsistencies. If you receive an error message from the mount or mountall command, you might need to check the file system. See Chapter 39, Checking File System Integrity for information on how to check the file system.

The umount commands will not unmount a file system that is busy. A file system is considered busy if a user is accessing a file or directory in the file system, if a program has a file open in that file system, or if the file system is shared.