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From: sergios@prometheus.hol.gr (Sergios)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: async
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00:28 GMT
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I added an "async" option for the /usr and /usr/local filesystems in
/etc/fstab. the mount man page clearly states this as a BAD
thing....but! is it? is Ufs as rock solid as a ext2 flesystem? Do I
risk corrupting my filesystem?