How to Mount a File System From the Command Line

Mounting a file system from the command line is often done to test a new mount point or to allow for temporary access to a file system that is not available through the automounter.

1. Become superuser.

2. Mount the file system.

   Type the following command:

   # mount -F nfs -o ro bee:/export/share/local /mnt

   In this case, the /export/share/local file system from the server bee is mounted on read-only /mnt on the local system. Mounting from the command line allows for temporary viewing of the file system. You can unmount the file system with umount or by rebooting the local host.

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   Caution -

   Starting with the 2.6 release, all versions of the mount command will not warn about invalid options. The command silently ignores any options that cannot be interpreted. Make sure you verify all of the options that were used, to prevent unexpected behavior.

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