Doh! I found it :) Just type "?" and it gives you the meaning. PARTITION MENU: 0 - change `0' partition 1 - change `1' partition 2 - change `2' partition 3 - change `3' partition 4 - change `4' partition 5 - change `5' partition 6 - change `6' partition 7 - change `7' partition select - select a predefined table modify - modify a predefined partition table name - name the current table print - display the current table label - write partition map and label to the disk !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit partition> 2 Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks 2 backup wm 0 - 4923 8.43GB (4924/0/0) 17682084 Enter partition id tag[backup]: Enter partition permission flags[wm]: ? Expecting one of the following: (abbreviations ok): wm - read-write, mountable wu - read-write, unmountable rm - read-only, mountable ru - read-only, unmountable On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 01:38:58PM +0200, Silly me wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone tell me what the difference is between the wu or wm flags when using the format command in Solaris 8/02 (SPARC)>? Any reference to pages on the web would be greatly appreciated. > > For example: > > format> verify > > Primary label contents: > > Volume name = < > > ascii name = <SUN9.0G cyl 4924 alt 2 hd 27 sec 133> > pcyl = 4926 > ncyl = 4924 > acyl = 2 > nhead = 27 > nsect = 133 > Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks > 0 root wm 0 - 4923 8.43GB (4924/0/0) 17682084 > 1 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 2 backup wm 0 - 4923 8.43GB (4924/0/0) 17682084 > 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > > > Thank you, > > Sugan Moodley > Unix Systems Administrator - Midrange Support Systems > ABSA, 2nd Floor, ABSA Towers South, > 160 Main Street, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa > Office: (011) 350-6376 Fax: (011) 350-6228 E-Mail: suganm@absa.co.za > > Bombeck's Rule of Medicine: > Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. ______________________________________________ "The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Absa is liable neither for the proper, complete transmission of the information contained in this communication, nor for any delay in its receipt, nor for the assurance that it is virus-free." _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Thu Nov 21 06:51:50 2002
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