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Re: Update: df . accessing A: filemon info
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 13:50:33 +0100
- Subject: Re: Update: df . accessing A: filemon info
- References: <20031108024429.42401.qmail@web20803.mail.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 06:44:29PM -0800, Bill Priest wrote:
> All,
> As requested I downloaded FileMon & set it up to
> just
> catch accesses to A:.
>
> df.exe:1892 OPEN A:\ SUCCESS Options: Open Access: All
> df.exe:1892 QUERY INFORMATION A:\ SUCCESS Attributes:D
> df.exe:1892 CLOSE A:\ SUCCESS
>
> So I take this to mean that it is the df program
> performing the access and not some side effect.
df(1) calls getmntent(3). getmntent in turn checks the drives available
on the system. That's the drive access you see.
Corinna
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