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Date:      Wed, 5 Jul 2000 10:12:34 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>
To:        Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: fstab mount options
Message-ID:  <14691.16978.528777.960458@onceler.kcilink.com>
In-Reply-To: <m2aefyaikr.fsf@reader.ptw.com>
References:  <m266qmc43b.fsf@reader.ptw.com> <14689.1084.894512.504331@onceler.kcilink.com> <m2aefyaikr.fsf@reader.ptw.com>

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>>>>> "HP" == Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

HP> So I guess I've stepped into a FAQ, but this also deals with removable
HP> media.  Its not clear if `sysctl' can be used on disk devices too.  I
HP> didn't mention it in my original post but I mainly wanted to allow
HP> users to mount a dos partition.

The system doesn't care if /dev/da0c for example, is removable or not
when the mount or umount commands are issued.  All it knows is to use
the driver specified for /dev/da0c.  The drive might care if it is
removable media, but the system pretty much doesn't care.


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