From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 27 19:37:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F092916A4CE for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:37:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dan.emsphone.com (dan.emsphone.com [199.67.51.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84DA143D46 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:37:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@dan.emsphone.com) Received: (from dan@localhost) by dan.emsphone.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) id i7RJbsCJ043080; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:37:54 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dan) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:37:53 -0500 From: Dan Nelson To: "Marcel.lautenbach" Message-ID: <20040827193753.GA21462@dan.emsphone.com> References: <55388905.20040827213118@xtsy.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <55388905.20040827213118@xtsy.de> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.3-BETA1 X-message-flag: Outlook Error User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fstab - why different file systems nummers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:37:56 -0000 In the last episode (Aug 27), Marcel.lautenbach said: > well, i new to freebsd but i didn't find help in the newbelist. and > since i got this daily message from the list i think this is the > right place to go. > > i am at the point to change my /etc/fstab file. well, there i can set > two numbers 1 for root file system; 2 for another ufs file system and > 0 for everythin else. so, in my example here: why ist a ms-dos file > system set to 2 and not to 0? it isn't a ufs file > system...*wondering* > > also, why to distinguish between 1,2 and 0. there is a file system > declaration in the third column. so, i don't get it with the > differences and reasons for these three numbers. but i would like to > understand :-) Run "man fstab", and read the descriptions of the fifth and sixth columns. > so, can someone help? > > and, what does the term "userland" mean for freebsd? Any user programs, headers, libraries, etc (anything that's not the kernel). -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com