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To: "Lowell Gilbert" <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>,
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Subject: Re: persistence in freeBSD
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What does the '-u' option do? I've not find in the 'mount' man page any  
explanation on this option.

Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> 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.