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.TH MNTTAB 5 "Sep 8, 2015"
.SH NAME
mnttab \- mounted file system table
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The file \fB/etc/mnttab\fR is really a file system that provides read-only
access to the table of mounted file systems for the current host.
\fB/etc/mnttab\fR is read by programs using the routines described in
\fBgetmntent\fR(3C). Mounting a file system adds an entry to this table.
Unmounting removes an entry from this table. Remounting a file system causes
the information in the mounted file system table to be updated to reflect any
changes caused by the remount. The list is maintained by the kernel in order of
mount time. That is, the first mounted file system is first in the list and the
most recently mounted file system is last. When mounted on a mount point the
file system appears as a regular file containing the current \fBmnttab\fR
information.
.LP
Each entry is a line of fields separated by TABs in the form:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fIspecial   mount_point   fstype   options   time\fR
.fi
.in -2

.LP
where:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIspecial\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
The name of the resource that has been mounted.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fImount_point\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
The pathname of the directory on which the filesystem is mounted.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIfstype\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
The file system type of the mounted file system.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
The mount options. See respective mount file system man page in the See Also
section below.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fItime\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
The time at which the file system was mounted.
.RE

.LP
Examples of entries for the \fIspecial\fR field include the pathname of a
block-special device, the name of a remote file system in the form of
\fIhost:pathname\fR, or the name of a \fBswap file\fR, for example, a file made
with \fBmkfile\fR(8).
.SH IOCTLS
.LP
The following \fBioctl\fR(2) calls are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMNTIOC_NMNTS\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Returns the count of mounted resources in the current snapshot in the
\fBuint32_t\fR pointed to by \fIarg\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMNTIOC_GETDEVLIST\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Returns an array of \fBuint32_t\fR's that is twice as long as the length
returned by \fBMNTIOC_NMNTS\fR. Each pair of numbers is the major and minor
device number for the file system at the corresponding  line in the current
\fB/etc/mnttab\fR snapshot. \fIarg\fR points to the memory buffer to receive
the device number information.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMNTIOC_SETTAG\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Sets a tag word into the options list for a mounted file system. A tag is a
notation that will appear in the options string of a mounted file system but it
is not recognized or interpreted by the file system code. \fIarg\fR points to a
filled in \fBmnttagdesc\fR structure, as shown in the following example:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
uint_t  mtd_major;  /* major number for mounted fs */
uint_t  mtd_minor;  /* minor number for mounted fs */
char    *mtd_mntpt; /* mount point of file system */
char    *mtd_tag;   /* tag to set/clear */
.fi
.in -2

If the tag already exists then it is marked as set but not re-added. Tags can
be at most \fBMAX_MNTOPT_TAG\fR long.
.sp
Use of this ioctl is restricted to processes with the \fB{PRIV_SYS_MOUNT}\fR
privilege.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBMNTIOC_CLRTAG\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 21n
Marks a tag in the options list for a mounted file system as not set. \fIarg\fR
points to the same structure as \fBMNTIOC_SETTAG\fR, which identifies the file
system and tag to be cleared.
.sp
Use of this ioctl is restricted to processes with the \fB{PRIV_SYS_MOUNT}\fR
privilege.
.RE

.SH ERRORS
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
The arg pointer in an \fBMNTIOC_ ioctl\fR call pointed to an inaccessible
memory location or a character pointer in a \fBmnttagdesc\fR structure pointed
to an inaccessible memory location.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
The tag specified in a \fBMNTIOC_SETTAG\fR call already exists as a file system
option, or the tag specified in a \fBMNTIOC_CLRTAG\fR call does not exist.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBENAMETOOLONG\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
The tag specified in a \fBMNTIOC_SETTAG\fR call is too long or the tag would
make the total length of the option string for the mounted file system too
long.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEPERM\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
The calling process does not have \fB{PRIV_SYS_MOUNT}\fR privilege and either a
\fBMNTIOC_SETTAG\fR or \fBMNTIOC_CLRTAG\fR call was made.
.RE

.SH FILES
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/mnttab\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Usual mount point for \fBmnttab\fR file system
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/include/sys/mntio.h\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 28n
Header file that contains \fBIOCTL\fR definitions
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR ioctl (2),
.BR poll (2),
.BR read (2),
.BR stat (2),
.BR getmntent (3C),
.BR mkfile (8),
.BR mount (8),
.BR mount_hsfs (8),
.BR mount_nfs (8),
.BR mount_pcfs (8),
.BR mount_ufs (8)
.SH WARNINGS
.LP
The \fBmnttab\fR file system provides the previously undocumented
\fBdev=\fR\fIxxx\fR option in the option string for each mounted file system.
This is provided for legacy applications that might have been using the
\fBdev=information\fR option.
.LP
Using \fBdev=\fR\fIoption\fR in applications is strongly discouraged. The
device number string represents a 32-bit quantity and might not contain correct
information in 64-bit environments.
.LP
Applications requiring device number information for mounted file systems
should use the \fBgetextmntent\fR(3C) interface, which functions properly in
either 32- or 64-bit environments.
.SH NOTES
.LP
The snapshot of the \fBmnttab\fR information is taken any time a \fBread\fR(2)
is performed at offset \fB0\fR (the beginning) of the \fBmnttab\fR file. The
file modification time returned by \fBstat\fR(2) for the \fBmnttab\fR file is
the time of the last change to mounted file system information. A \fBpoll\fR(2)
system call requesting a \fBPOLLRDBAND\fR event can be used to block and wait
for the system's mounted file system information to be different from the most
recent snapshot since the \fBmnttab\fR file was opened.