Move /MyZFSdrive to /mnt/MyZFSdrive [Solved]

[fisheater]

Hi all,

First post, reading for a while now. I just migrated from FN8 to the current build.

When imported my ZFS pool, it mounted it in /MyDrive rather /mnt/MyDrive.

Reading the wiki, it is recommended to use the /mnt/ for security and stability.

How do I move my ZFS mount point, without redoing/rebuilding the ZFS pool?

Question 2: do I need to move it at all?

Thanks!

FE

[kernow]

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zfs set mountpoint=/mnt/MyDrive /MyDrive

[fisheater]

thanks heaps.

1. I tried via GUI, it did no seem to work. It did not change the mount point.
2. I tried the CLI, confirmed where the current mount point is located with with 'zfs list'. zfs set mountpoint=/mnt/FreeNAS /FreeNAS. It returned the error, 'cannot open '/FreeNAS': invalid dataset name.

Suggestions?

Kind regards,

FE

[kernow]

is your mountpoint MyDrive or FreeNAS?

Both are a pretty nondescript and poor choice for a mountpoint name. I use /mnt/data.

[raulfg3]

Copied from other post: viewtopic.php?f=66&t=193&start=10


Hey, your reply is very interesting, I remember a post in the deleted old Nas4free forum of someone that upgrade from FreeNAS 8 that have the same beaviour, and the problem was that FreeNAS 8 Mont / Create Pool in a diferent folder that FreeNAS 7, so you need to impor from GUI adding desired mount point because the mount point originally in FreeNAS 8 Do not work on FreeNAS 7


zpool import -R /mnt -f poolname


or


zpool import -o mountpoint=/mnt -f poolname


You must export your pool before to import to work.


It is interesting too, viewtopic.php?f=66&t=764

[fisheater]

Solved!

Was: zfs set mountpoint=/mnt/FreeNAS /FreeNAS

Correct syntax: zfs set mountpoint=/mnt/FreeNAS FreeNAS

The difference was the leading / before my existing mount point.

Big thanks to all you of you, inc <@killermist> on the irc.

Working.

Thanks!

[killermist]

Solved!
Correct syntax: zfs set mountpoint=/mnt/FreeNAS FreeNAS

The difference was the leading / before my existing mount point.

Correction: The last parameter isn't a "mount point", but a pool name.

I guess I can chalk that one up as yet one more reason to dislike FreeNAS8 design. They probably make things that much more "user friendly" because they're certain their users are idiots.

[fisheater]

Thanks killermist. This is a new language to me, and getting the details correct make this all work.

I should say that after I moved my pool from
/FreeNAS
to
/mnt/FreeNAS

I then moved it again away from the legacy mount spot (/mnt) to /volumes/FreeNAS.

TY

FE