System Administration Guide

Examples--Mounting Multiple File Systems Listed in the /etc/vfstab File

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


# mountall
mount: /tmp already mounted
nfs mount: mount: /usr/openwin: Device busy
nfs mount: mount: /usr/man: Device busy

This example mounts all the local systems listed in the /etc/vfstab file.


# mountall -l
# mount
/ on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0 read/write/setuid/largefiles on ...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s6 read/write/setuid/largefiles on ...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid on Fri May 16 11:39:05 1997
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid on Fri May 16 11:39:05 1997
/tmp on swap read/write on Fri May 16 11:39:07 1997

This example mounts all the remote file systems listed in the /etc/vfstab file.


# mountall -r
# mount
/ on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0 read/write/setuid/largefiles on ...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s6 read/write/setuid/largefiles on ...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid on Fri May 16 11:39:05 1997
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid on Fri May 16 11:39:05 1997
/tmp on swap read/write on Fri May 16 11:39:07 1997
/nfs/mars.dist on mars:/usr/dist intr/remote on ...
/nfs/mars.mail on mars:/var/mail intr/noac/remote on ...