/etc/vfstab - table of the defined file systems

The /etc/vfstab file describes every file system defined on the local computer. You can process the file using an editor.

The file systems for which yes is entered in the automnt column in the /etc/vfstab file are mounted automatically when POSIX starts up or when the mountall command is executed.

The entries in the file are also used to add any missing details for resource or mountpoint and mount options when a mount command is executed.

Corresponding entries are generated automatically in the /etc/vfstab file for ufs file systems which are defined using the POSIX installation program. The entries must be created manually for all other file systems (e.g. bs2fs or nfs file systems) when required.

In contrast to the /etc/mnttab file, execution of the mount and umount commands for the /etc/vfstab file has no effect. Corresponding entries are retained.

The fields in the table are separated by tabulators and/or blanks. A hyphen (–) indicates an empty entry in the field. The table contains the following fields:

Format

special

fsckdev

mountp

fstype

fsckpass

automnt

mntopts

special

Defines the resource to be mounted.

The following must be borne in mind in the case of (manual) entries for bs2fs file systems:

• • • Letters may only be specified in uppercase.

    • Special characters may not be escaped, nor is it permissible to enclose the string in quotes.

fsckdev

Name of the block-oriented device or of the resource of the character-oriented device.

mountp

Mount point: absolute path name of the directory in which the resource is to be mounted.

fstype

File system type.

fsckpass

The sequence number to be used for multiple fsck commands.

automnt

Specifies whether the resource is to be mounted automatically when POSIX starts up or by means of the mountall command (yes) or not (no).

mntopts

List of options for mounting the file system, separated by commas. The options correspond to the spec_options of the mount command.

Example

Enter the following in the POSIX shell: cat /etc/vfstab

/dev/root              /dev/rroot     /                      ufs    1   yes  -
/proc                  -              /proc                  proc   -   no   -
/dev/fd                -              /dev/fd                fdfs   -   no   -
/dev/dsk/3             /dev/rdsk/3    /var                   ufs    1   yes  -
172.25.86.64:/home2/froede/SHARE  -   /home/froede/RETSINA   nfs    -   no   soft
PGOB0004:/home2/froede/SHARE      -   /home/froede/PGOB0004  nfs    -   no   soft
/dev/dsk/4             /dev/rdsk/4    /home/froede           ufs    1   yes  -
/dev/dsk/10            /dev/rdsk/10   /home/gast             ufs    1   yes  -
/dev/dsk/13            /dev/rdsk/13   /mnt/ascii             ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/8             /dev/rdsk/8    /mnt/dat1              ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/23            /dev/rdsk/23   /bs2fscont             ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/24            /dev/rdsk/24   /home/bach/mount3      ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/25            /dev/rdsk/25   /home/bach/mountxxx    ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/26            /dev/rdsk/26   /home/bach/mountyyy    ufs    1   no   -
/dev/dsk/5             /dev/rdsk/5    /home/bach             ufs    1   yes  -
/dev/dsk/2             /dev/rdsk/2    /home/bach/mount99     ufs    1   yes  -o
/dev/dsk/6             /dev/rdsk/6    /suderlan              ufs    1   no   -
:V70A:$BACH.ASS.*.S    -              /home/bach/bs2.1       bs2fs  -   yes  ftyp=binary
:V70A:$BACH.CCC.*.C    -              /home/bs2.2            bs2fs  -   yes  ftyp=text
:V70A:$BACH.PLAMLIB*   -              /home/bach/bs2.2       bs2fs  -   yes  ftyp=textbin
:V70A:$BACH.SEM*.C     -              /home/bs2000           bs2fs  -   yes  -