Technical data

volfs(7FS) File Systems SunOS 5.5
Example: disk volume ’foo’ has 3 valid partitions: 0, 2, 5.
/vol/dsk/foo/s0, /vol/dsk/foo/s2, /vol/dsk/foo/s5,
/vol/rdsk/foo/s0, /vol/rdsk/foo/s2, /vol/rdsk/foo/s5
If a volume is relabeled to reflect different partitions, the name space changes to reflect
the new partition layout.
A format program can check to see if there are others with the volume open and not
allow the format to occur if it is. Volume Management, however, does not explicitly
prevent the rewriting of a label while others have the volume open. If a partition of a
volume is open, and the volume is relabeled to remove that partition, it will appear
exactly as if the volume were missing. A notify event will be generated and the user may
cancel the operation with volcancel(1), if desired.
SEE ALSO volcancel(1), volcheck(1), volmissing(1) rmmount(1M), vold(1M), rmmount.conf(4),
vold.conf(4),
Solaris 1.x to Solaris 2.x Transition Guide
System Administration Guide, Volume I
7FS-396 modified 8 Feb 1995