How to Mount a File System (/etc/vfstab File) (System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems)

System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

How to Mount a File System (`/etc/vfstab` File)

Steps

Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

Mount a file system listed in the /etc/vfstab file.
# mount /mount-point
/mount-point specifies an entry in the mount point or device to mount field in the /etc/vfstab file. It is usually easier to specify the mount point.

Example 17–3 Mounting a File System (`/etc/vfstab` File)

The following example shows how to mount the /usr/dist file system that is listed in the /etc/vfstab file.

# mount /usr/dist

Example 17–4 Mounting All File Systems (`/etc/vfstab` File)

The following example shows the messages that are displayed if file systems are already mounted when you use the mountall command.

# mountall
/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s7 already mounted
mount: /tmp already mounted
mount: /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 is already mounted, /export/home is busy,
        or the allowable number of mount points has been exceeded

All the file systems with a device to fsck entry are checked and fixed, if necessary, before they are mounted.

The following example shows how to mount all the local systems that are listed in the /etc/vfstab file.

# mountall -l
# mount
/ on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/onerror=...
/devices on /devices read/write/setuid/dev=46c0000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid/dev=4700000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/etc/mnttab on mnttab read/write/setuid/dev=47c0000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid/dev=4800000 on Thu Jan  8 09:38:30 2004
/var/run on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=1 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/tmp on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=2 on Thu Jan  8 09:38:30 2004
/stuff on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s5 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr...
/export/home on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/...

The following example shows how to mount all of the remote file systems that are listed in the /etc/vfstab file.

# mountall -r
# mount
/ on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/onerror=...
/devices on /devices read/write/setuid/dev=46c0000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid/dev=4700000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/etc/mnttab on mnttab read/write/setuid/dev=47c0000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid/dev=4800000 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/var/run on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=1 on Thu Jan  8 ...
/tmp on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=2 on Thu Jan  8 09:38:30 2004
/stuff on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s5 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr...
/export/home on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/...
/home/rimmer on pluto:/export/home/rimmer remote/read/write/setuid/xattr/...