02-28-2009
you HAVE to boot from cd/dvd or network to make the needed changes. also show us the "mount" command you've used before you get the error...
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LEARN ABOUT V7
fsck_cachefs
fsck_cachefs(1M) System Administration Commands fsck_cachefs(1M)
NAME
fsck_cachefs - check integrity of data cached with CacheFS
SYNOPSIS
fsck -F cachefs [-m] [-o noclean] cache_directory
DESCRIPTION
The CacheFS version of the fsck command checks the integrity of a cache directory.This utility corrects any CacheFS problems it finds by
default. There is no interactive mode. The most likely invocation of fsck for CacheFS file systems is at boot time from an entry in the
/etc/vfstab file. See vfstab(4).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-m Check, but do not repair.
-o noclean Force a check on the cache even if there is no reason to suspect there is a problem.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using fsck_cachefs to Force a Check on the Cache Directory
The following example forces a check on the cache directory /cache3:
example% fsck -F cachefs -o noclean /cache3
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cfsadmin(1M), fsck(1M), mount_cachefs(1M), vfstab(4), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 9 Oct 2002 fsck_cachefs(1M)