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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To: atar <atar.yosef@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: persistence in freeBSD
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atar <atar.yosef@gmail.com> writes:

> Will the 'mount -o rw /' command work although the filesystem has
> already been mounted as readonly?

You'll need the "-u" option as well.