System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

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

  1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

  2. 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—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

Examples—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=...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid/dev=38c0000 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:07 2003
/etc/mnttab on mnttab read/write/setuid/dev=3980000 on Sun Feb  2 ...
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid/dev=39c0000 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:10 2003
/var/run on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=1 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:11 2003
/tmp on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=2 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:15 2003
/export/home on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr...
/datab on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/ ...

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=...
/usr on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/...
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid/dev=38c0000 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:07 2003
/etc/mnttab on mnttab read/write/setuid/dev=3980000 on Sun Feb  2 ...
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid/dev=39c0000 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:10 2003
/var/run on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=1 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:11 2003
/tmp on swap read/write/setuid/xattr/dev=2 on Sun Feb  2 18:20:15 2003
/export/home on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr...
/datab on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/xattr/ ...
/home/rimmer on pluto:/export/home/rimmer remote/read/write/setuid/xattr ...