Administering filesystems

Modifying filesystem mount configuration

In the Filesystem Manager, select a filesystem from the list, select Mount Modify Mount Configuration and change the filesystem parameters:

Mount Point

specifies the directory where you want to attach (``mount'') the filesystem. For example, the u filesystem is generally mounted on the /u directory.

Description

specifies the (optional) description of the filesystem. For example, the default description for the root filesystem is ``The root filesystem''.

Filesystem Type

specifies the type of filesystem. See ``Supported filesystem types''.

The filesystem type is set when the filesystem is created and cannot be changed.

Access mode

Read-only mounts the filesystem as read-only so that no changes can be made to the filesystem while it is mounted. You must mount CD-ROM filesystems and filesystems on write-protected floppy disks as read-only to prevent errors.
Read-write mounts the filesystem with write permissions enabled. Changes can be made to the filesystem while it is mounted.

NOTE: When mounting remote filesystems, read/write permissions might already be limited by the NFS server. For more information, see ``Understanding share access permissions''.

When to Mount

Now mounts the filesystem immediately; the filesystem remains mounted until you unmount it or you reboot the system.
At System Startup does not mount the filesystem immediately. The next time you boot the system, the filesystem is mounted automatically.

Advanced Options

changes the filesystem-specific advanced options. Which advanced options are available depends on the type of filesystem you are modifying (the S5 and dosfs types do not have advanced options):