filesystems and RH

[Pete Nesbitt]

On July 7, 2004 07:17 pm, Pete Nesbitt wrote:
> On July 7, 2004 06:28 pm, Stephen W wrote:
> > I look in my /etc/filesystems and I see that reiserfs
> > is not included.
> >
> > Is there a reason ... such as RH9 not recognizing it?
> > I have a HD reiserfs (and an unused SuSE 8.2) on it
> > ...
> >
> > What happens if I just add reiserfs to the list in
> > /etc/filesystems -- will the system then be able to
> > read that HD?
> >
> > Thanks
> > StephenW
>
> Hi Stephen,
> Have a look at /proc/filesystems.
>
> 'man fs' shows
>  "/proc/filesystems [shows] which  filesystems  your kernel
>  currently supports.  If you need a currently  unsupported  one,
>  insert the corresponding module or recompile the kernel."
>
> Im not sure what the list in /etc/filesystems represents.
> --
> Pete Nesbitt, rhce


The /etc/filesystems is discussed in 'man mount' (look at "-t vfstype"). It 
looks like it is checked for supported fs's prior to or instead of 
/proc/filesystems. However, you still need to have the fs support in the 
kernel or via a module.
-- 
Pete Nesbitt, rhce