Mount point problem

[Jay O'Brien]

Nathan Kinkade wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 15, 2004 at 12:39:24AM -0700, Jay O'Brien wrote:
> 
>>I've changed the mount point for devices; i.e., ad0s1g 
>>was /usr and now I want ad0s1f to mount on boot as /usr. 
>>
>>I can't seem to get anywhere with disklabel editor in 
>>single-user mode. It errors out; device busy. When I 
>>start diskeditor again, mount points are shown as <none>. 
>>
>>I'm sure I'm overlooking a very basic issue, and I could 
>>sure use some guidance.
>>
>>Jay O'Brien
>>Rio Linda, CA USA
> 
> 
> The disklabel doesnt' specify the mount point for partitions, it simply
> describes the size and number of partitions.  Edit the file /etc/fstab
> to direct init how/where to mount your various partitions that the
> disklabel describes.  The disklabel editor that is part of sysinstall
> asks about a mount point because it will usually need to automatically
> mount your partitions during a new install.
> 
> Nathan


Thank you. I hadn't grasped the concept that disklabel's purpose 
is on initial boot of a new system. I edited /etc/fstab as you 
suggested and that fixed my problem. 

There's lots more to learn!

Jay