Creating qtrees

Creating a qtree

To create a qtree, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: qtree create [-m mode] path mode is a UNIX-style octal number that specifies the permissions for the new qtree. If you do not specify a mode, the qtree is created with the permissions specified by the `wafl.default_qtree_mode` option. For more information about the format of the mode number, see your UNIX documentation. Note If you are using this qtree in an NTFS-only environment, you can set the appropriate ACLs after creation using Windows tools. path is the path name of the qtree. If you want to create the qtree in a volume other than the root volume, include the volume in the name. If path does not begin with a slash (/), the qtree is created in the root volume. Note Qtree names can be up to 64 characters long.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

qtree create [-m mode] path

mode is a UNIX-style octal number that specifies the permissions for the new qtree. If you do not specify a mode, the qtree is created with the permissions specified by the wafl.default_qtree_mode option.

For more information about the format of the mode number, see your UNIX documentation.

Note
If you are using this qtree in an NTFS-only environment, you can set the appropriate ACLs after creation using Windows tools.

path is the path name of the qtree.

If you want to create the qtree in a volume other than the root volume, include the volume in the name.
If path does not begin with a slash (/), the qtree is created in the root volume.
Note
Qtree names can be up to 64 characters long.

Examples

The following command creates the news qtree in the users volume, giving the owner and the owner's group permission to read, write and execute the qtree:

qtree create -m 770 /vol/users/news

The following command creates the news qtree in the root volume:

qtree create news