Filesystems

File Manager and files >2GB

You cannot use the desktop File Manager to change the properties of files larger than 2GB.

Filesystem Manager/Volume Manager conflict

The SCOadmin Filesystem Manager may not show any mount status information after the Volume Manager has been installed. Refresh the view in the Filesystem Manager by selecting View Disk Usage then selecting View Mount Status again.

Shared directories error with VxFS

The Filesystem Manager may incorrectly display the following error when specifying shared directories on high-specification systems:

Error while sharing directory

This error is caused because the copy of the filesystem database that the graphical manager uses is updated only once per second. The process of sharing a filesystem updates the filesystem record more quickly than this on a fast system, and the modification date on the filesystem may therefore not match that of its record.

Filesystem Manager permissions

The owner may appear to not have permission to run the SCOadmin Filesystem Manager, even though permission has been granted. This occurs when fsUtils.tlib has a newer date than fsUtils.tndx but the mode on fsUtils.tndx does not permit the owner to rebuild the .tndx file.

Run the Filesystem Manager as root once, then it will work for owner.

Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) installation

The Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) product will not install after Initial System Load if the system is configured to have a separate /var file system. If you wish to use VxVM to manage the root disk, either do not configure your system to have a separate /var file system or ensure that the Veritas Volume Manager software is selected at ISL.