Well for everything other than /, it's called umount ;) On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Satish Singhal wrote: > hi... > > i intend to develop a backup application for linux > platform... > > the workflow is as follows: > - freeze the file-system(ext2 or ext3) > - take the bckup > - release the file system. > > i am not able to find the relevant ioctl or api for > freezing & releasing the file system... > > so... i need some help... > > thanks... > > Satish Singhal > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ext3-users@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users > --