Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:32:54 -0700 From: Graham North <northg@shaw.ca> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: normal mount points Message-ID: <4633AF76.4010408@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0704281255n3c4e4585sce1d49851ffb8452@mail.gmail.com> References: <463390A0.20508@shaw.ca> <d7195cff0704281255n3c4e4585sce1d49851ffb8452@mail.gmail.com>
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Hmmm. My system is 4.11 so that would explain /proc. Could /net and /host be related to running apache or samba? I did not knowingly create these "devices" I haven't been as vigilant as I could have been for security (one of my reasons for an upcoming reinstall), so there is a possibility of the server being hijacked...? But I don't want to assume the worst on false concersns.. illoai@gmail.com wrote: > On 28/04/07, Graham North <northg@shaw.ca> wrote: >> I ran the df command last night to check slice sizes in anticipation of >> doing some backup and eventual tranfer to a new machine. >> The output gave me not just normal slices that were created at install >> but also three additional (mount points?) >> /proc >> /net >> /host >> >> The machine is a simple web server and print server with little else on >> it. Can some explain to me (or point me to) an explanation of mount >> points? > > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > /dev/ad0s1a 1012974 36926 895012 4% / > devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev > /dev/ad2s1d 5616214 716542 4450376 14% /home > /dev/ad0s1e 1012974 22352 909586 2% /tmp > . . . > > Mount points are merely directories where devices > are mounted as part of the filesystem. These can be > automatically mounted by a listing in /etc/fstab or manually > mounted using /sbin/mount. That they show up in df's > listing means that something is in fact mounted on it. > > Typing "mount" at a command prompt will give you a listing > of mounted devices like so: > > /dev/ad0s1a on / (ufs, local) > devfs on /dev (devfs, local) > /dev/ad2s1d on /home (ufs, NFS exported, local, nosuid, soft-updates) > /dev/ad0s1e on /tmp (ufs, local, soft-updates) > . . . > > As none of those above (/proc /net /host) are part of the > standard layout (Well, /proc was on 4.x and earlier) some- > one at some time has added them. > -- Graham North Vancouver BC Canada www.soleado.ca Kindness is infectous, try it.
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