There are two files which may be of help, and have similar syntax to /etc/fstab. The two files are /etc/mtab (maintained by the 'mount' command program) and /proc/mounts (kernel space). Look at them, then decide if you want to do it manually once or automate for repeat performance.
-- R; On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, James Melin wrote: > Is thre a utility that can examine file systems that are mounted and > generate a new fstab? > > Obviously after I do that single disk copy to the multiple HFS struture I > need to create a new fstab > > If there's no utility that anyone knows, how does one get an fstab that > looks something like this: > > pepin:~ # cat /etc/fstab > /dev/dasda1 / ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 1 > /dev/dasdb1 /boot ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdd1 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasde1 /opt ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdf1 /opt/IBM/WebSphere ext2 ro,acl > 1 2 > /dev/dasdc1 /root ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdg1 /tmp ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdh1 /usr ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdi1 /var ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdj1 /work ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 2 > /dev/dasdk1 swap swap pri=42 > 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 > 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults > 0 0 > sysfs /sys sysfs noauto > 0 0 > > from this: > > vadnais:/etc # df > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/dasdb1 2125924 1927060 90872 96% / > tmpfs 510532 0 510532 0% /dev/shm > /dev/dasdc1 209120 141756 56572 72% /mnt > /dev/dasdd1 52200 8948 40560 19% /mnt/boot > /dev/dasde1 34764 460 32512 2% /mnt/root > /dev/dasdf1 191680 90384 91404 50% /mnt/home > /dev/dasdk1 418344 65364 331388 17% /mnt/var > /dev/dasdi1 850292 20 807080 1% /mnt/tmp > /dev/dasda1 850292 20 807080 1% /mnt/work > /dev/dasdg1 2763768 141052 2482324 6% /mnt/opt > /dev/dasdj1 2976336 1446328 1378816 52% /mnt/usr > /dev/dasdh1 237720 4 225448 1% > /mnt/opt/IBM/WebSphere > > The existing fstab for the single disk system that gets copied from the > single volume system looks like: > > vadnais:/etc # cat fstab > /dev/dasdb1 / ext3 acl,user_xattr > 1 1 > /dev/dasdl1 swap swap pri=42 > 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 > 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults > 0 0 > sysfs /sys sysfs noauto > 0 0 > > Specifically I'm interested in figuring out how to examine a file system, > determine if it's ext3, ext2, reiser, etc,and what the attributes should be > (like acl,usr_xattr and the 1 1 or 1 2 stuff) The fstab example was > generated by a manual install of the sles 9 system I am now trying to > re-create via the single disk clone and copy to final destination method. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
