From bdd042f0953b89c4e0c0129590442ae1807f9332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Dag-Erling=20Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:06:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Warn about "mount -u" bug. --- sbin/mount/mount.8 | 6 +++++- sbin/mount_ifs/mount.8 | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sbin/mount/mount.8 b/sbin/mount/mount.8 index dfb7936af9af..1b31090e5ce2 100644 --- a/sbin/mount/mount.8 +++ b/sbin/mount/mount.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)mount.8 8.8 (Berkeley) 6/16/94 -.\" $Id: mount.8,v 1.22 1998/04/08 18:31:18 wosch Exp $ +.\" $Id: mount.8,v 1.23 1998/07/09 05:49:58 jkoshy Exp $ .\" .Dd June 16, 1994 .Dt MOUNT 8 @@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ file system table .Xr umount 8 .Sh BUGS It is possible for a corrupted file system to cause a crash. +.Pp +Switching a filesystem back and forth between asynchronous and normal +operation or between read/write and read/only access using ``mount +-u'' may gradually bring about severe filesystem corruption. .Sh CAVEATS After a successful mount, the permissions on the original mount point determine if diff --git a/sbin/mount_ifs/mount.8 b/sbin/mount_ifs/mount.8 index dfb7936af9af..1b31090e5ce2 100644 --- a/sbin/mount_ifs/mount.8 +++ b/sbin/mount_ifs/mount.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)mount.8 8.8 (Berkeley) 6/16/94 -.\" $Id: mount.8,v 1.22 1998/04/08 18:31:18 wosch Exp $ +.\" $Id: mount.8,v 1.23 1998/07/09 05:49:58 jkoshy Exp $ .\" .Dd June 16, 1994 .Dt MOUNT 8 @@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ file system table .Xr umount 8 .Sh BUGS It is possible for a corrupted file system to cause a crash. +.Pp +Switching a filesystem back and forth between asynchronous and normal +operation or between read/write and read/only access using ``mount +-u'' may gradually bring about severe filesystem corruption. .Sh CAVEATS After a successful mount, the permissions on the original mount point determine if