/etc/vfstab vs /etc/fstab -- reasons?

[Rahul Dhesi]

Does anybody know why Sun changed the name of /etc/fstab to /etc/vfstab
when migrating from SunOS to Solaris? This change seems to be gratuituous.
Are there technical reasons for it?
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[Al Koscielny]

vfstab = virtual file system table, I suppose because it's not just for
local file systems anymore and includes network file system mounts.
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[Doug Hughes]

Because that's the name of it in SVR4 unix (upon which Solaris2 lays
its foundation). Same thing for the /etc/rc*.d directories, ttymon, etc.

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Doug Hughes <do...@eng.auburn.edu> writes:

>On 4 Apr 1998, Rahul Dhesi wrote:

>> Does anybody know why Sun changed the name of /etc/fstab to /etc/vfstab
>> when migrating from SunOS to Solaris? This change seems to be gratuituous.
>> Are there technical reasons for it?
>> --
>> Rahul Dhesi <dh...@spams.r.us.com>

>Because that's the name of it in SVR4 unix (upon which Solaris2 lays
>its foundation). Same thing for the /etc/rc*.d directories, ttymon, etc.

Well, that alone doesn't explain why the name was changed.

The most important reason for changing the name was the fact that
the syntax of the file changed.

Casper
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