Chapter 9. File System Administration

Terms you'll need to understand:

  • File systems and types

  • mkfs, mkfs_ufs, newfs, and fsck commands

  • /etc/mnttab and /etc/vfstab files

  • mount and umount commands

  • mountall and umountall commands

  • df, du, and quot commands

  • Types of files (regular, directory, and special)

  • Types of links (symbolic and hard)

  • compress, gzip, and zip commands

  • mt command

  • ufsdump and ufsrestore commands

  • tar, cpio, and find commands

Techniques you'll need to master:

  • Creating (making) file systems

  • Checking and repairing file systems

  • Mounting and unmounting file systems

  • Monitoring file system usage

  • Backing up and restoring file systems, directories, and files

  • Recovering the root or /usr file system

  • Identifying different types of files and links

  • Compressing ...

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