NAME
vxumount — unmount a VxFS file system
SYNOPSIS
vxumount
[-o[force]]
{special|mount_point}
DESCRIPTION
vxumount
unmounts a currently mounted VxFS file system,
which you can specify either as a
mount_point
or as
special,
the device on which the file system resides.
Note:
Only a privileged user can unmount file systems.
Options
vxumount
recognizes the following option:
- -o
Specifies the VxFS-specific options in a
comma-separated list.
The available argument is:
- force
Unmounts a VxFS file system even if it contains a busy file.
If
force
is not specified,
vxumount
does not unmount the file system if it contains a busy file.
Programs that try to access files after a file system
is forcibly unmounted receive an EIO error.
Caution:
Using the
force
option can cause data loss for open files.
Operands
vxumount
recognizes the following operands:
- mount_point
Name of the mount point for a VxFS file system.
- special
The device on which the file system resides.
FILES
- /etc/mnttab
table of mounted file systems
