Editing the vfstab file
Automatic mounting is handled through the
/etc/vfstab file.
NOTE:
A server can be a client of another server on a local network, in which
case, the server's vfstab may need to include both local and
remote mounts. For information about adding local mounts to the
vfstab file, see
``Managing filesystem types''.
Entries in the /etc/vfstab file have the following syntax:
special fsckdev mountp fstype fsckpass automnt mntopts
where
special
-
The name of the server sharing the resource the client wants to mount,
followed by a colon and the pathname of the resource to be mounted.
fsckdev
-
The name of a raw device; for a remote mount, the parameter is not
applicable and a hyphen (-) should be entered instead.
mountp
-
The mount point on the client through which the user accesses the
resources mounted from the server.
fstype
-
The type of the mount taking place. An NFS mount is indicated by
``nfs''.
fsckpass
-
The pass number for multiple fsck; for a remote mount, the
parameter is not applicable and a hyphen (-) should be entered
instead.
automnt
-
Indicates whether the entry should be mounted automatically
(yes) or not (no) when the client enters system
state 3.
mntopts
-
A list of comma-separated options identical to the options passed to
mount.
The contents of /etc/vfstab remain the same until you change
them.
For an example of /etc/vfstab in use, refer to
``Example: automatic mounting''.
Example: automatic mounting
To automatically mount the directory /usr/local of the server
dancer on the client's directory /usr/local/tmp
with read-only permission, add the following line to the client's
vfstab.
dancer:/usr/local - /usr/local/tmp nfs - yes ro
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004