From 71e5eb4208ff6692e6bf93c74f1737ce26ea9ef0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:34:19 +0200 Subject: fstab: add hint about systemd reload Addresses: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209267 Upstream: http://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/9105d3cdd819a499f5029d1009952acf6f51b7d9 Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- sys-utils/fstab.5.adoc | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/sys-utils/fstab.5.adoc b/sys-utils/fstab.5.adoc index 332d74611..f3647fc6e 100644 --- a/sys-utils/fstab.5.adoc +++ b/sys-utils/fstab.5.adoc @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ _/etc/fstab_ The file *fstab* contains descriptive information about the filesystems the system can mount. *fstab* is only read by programs, and not written; it is the duty of the system administrator to properly create and maintain this file. The order of records in *fstab* is important because *fsck*(8), *mount*(8), and *umount*(8) sequentially iterate through *fstab* doing their thing. +The file is not read by *mount*(8) only but often is used by many other tools and daemons, and proper functionality may require additional steps. For example, on systemd-based systems, it's recommended to use 'systemctl daemon-reload' after *fstab* modification. + Each filesystem is described on a separate line. Fields on each line are separated by tabs or spaces. Lines starting with '#' are comments. Blank lines are ignored. The following is a typical example of an *fstab* entry: -- 2.40.1