rmvfs Command

Purpose

Removes entries in the /etc/vfs file. The VfsName parameter is the name of a virtual file system. The rmvfs command takes one argument, the name of the virtual file system type to be removed from the file. If this VfsName entry exists, it is removed from the file.

Security

Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX® users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.

Examples

To remove the newvfs entry, enter:

rmvfs newvfs

Files

Item Description
/etc/vfs Contains descriptions of virtual file system types.