If you are using an ext3 or ext4 file system, set noatime to improve performance by turning off any atime updates during read accesses. Additionally, set the flush frequency to the /etc/fstab file. Performing the change through the mount command alone does not survive across reboots.

  • Run the following command on an ext3 system.
    # mount -t ext3 -o noatime /dev/fs1
  • Run the following command on an ext34 system.
    # mount -t ext4 -o noatime /dev/fs1