# Mount Command

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/mount-command/166030>\
**Category:** UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers\
**Created:** [October 11, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/mount-command/166030 "2006-10-11T12:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![esofthub](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/esofthub/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@esofthub](https://community.unix.com/u/esofthub)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/mount-command/166030/1 "2006-10-11T12:08:31Z")

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For this command: mount -F UFS -o rw,remount /usr

mount -F UFS -o ro,remount /usr -- doesn't work for me (read only mode).

Frankly speaking, I've only been able to remount for read/write (rw). I've always had to reboot the system for read only (ro) to take effect.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![RTM](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/rtm/32/58_2.png) [@RTM](https://community.unix.com/u/RTM)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/mount-command/166030/2 "2006-10-12T09:08:23Z")

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See the mount\_ufs man page - remount option remounts a read-only file system as read-write. The option works ONLY on currently mounted read-only file systems.

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**Author:** ![esofthub](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/esofthub/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@esofthub](https://community.unix.com/u/esofthub)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/mount-command/166030/3 "2006-10-13T09:47:26Z")

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I'll look it over...