fsadm: /dev/hp114/snap should be a character device

[Eric Zumwalt_1]

I'm trying to allow large files and keep getting this error,
fsadm: /dev/hp114/snap should be a character device

this is the command I'm using,
fsadm -F hfs -o largefile /dev/hp114/snap

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

[Geoff Wild · Accepted solution]

Try fsadm on the mount point instead:

fsadm -F hfs -o largefile /snap

Rgds...Geoff

[Geoff Wild]

btw - it should be "largefiles"

Rgds...Geoff

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi,

Geoff's correct.
fsadm on the /mount_point
fstyp on the /dev/vg_name_lv_name

AND use largefiles - not largefile

HTH,
Jeff

[Jeff Schussele]

Oh & make sure you edit the entry for it in the /etc/fstab file to denotes largefiles as well.

Jeff