From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 11 22:45: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailhost01.reflexnet.net (mailhost01.reflexnet.net [64.6.192.82]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7E5537B719 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:44:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cjc@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflexcom.com) Received: from rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflexcom.com ([216.196.73.168]) by mailhost01.reflexnet.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19); Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:42:39 -0800 Received: (from cjc@localhost) by rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflexcom.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f2C6idp94720; Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:44:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cjc) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:44:35 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" To: Doug Young Cc: Michael Conlen , Matthew Rudderham , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What Are Standard Procedures For System Backup Message-ID: <20010311224435.Q50418@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex> Reply-To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu References: <022501c0aa4d$a96a65e0$0200a8c0@apana.org.au> <20010311172203.K50418@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex> <003b01c0aab4$400553a0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> <20010311215927.P50418@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex> <008301c0aabc$443e96e0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <008301c0aabc$443e96e0$847e03cb@apana.org.au>; from dougy@bryden.apana.org.au on Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 04:18:29PM +1000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 04:18:29PM +1000, Doug Young wrote: > > A filesystem is a rather basic concept in the operating > > system. Anything you use mount(8) to access is going to be a > > filesystem. Just type, > > > > $ mount > > OK ... so if I'm understand that correctly the > /dev/da0s1a /root ITYM, /dev/da0s1a / > /dev/da0s1e /usr > /dev/da0s1f /var > > constitute three different "filesystems" ?? Yes. No need to use quotes. These are three completely independent filesystems. > I gather that I need to dump each of them individually ... Yes. Like I said, they are each independent objects. > does it matter > whether I address the "filesystem" as, for example, "/dev/da0s1a" or > alternatively as "/" ? Not as long as the two entries match in /etc/fstab. You can always use a device name, a mount point is mapped to a device node using fstab(5). -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message