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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@Informatik.BA-Stuttgart.DE>
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Subject: Re: mount -o async
In-Reply-To: <212_9710240107@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk> from Leif Neland at "Oct 23, 97 03:19:04 pm"
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> Ok, I want to live dangerously, and run the disks with async writes.
> 
> Do I have to put mount -u -o async /usr in a rc.local, or can I put an option in /etc/fstab?

No. Yes.

Following is a relevant line from my /etc/fstab:

/dev/wd0f			/mnt		ufs	rw,async 1 1
                                                           ^^^^^
Wolfgang

BTW please break your lines at about 75 chars.