/etc/fstab is the configuration file which contains the information about all available partitions and indicates how and where they are mounted.
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mounting local network folder in Ubuntu
I add a folder in /etc/fstab:
//172.30.12.37/test/ /home/my/test cifs user=afs,pass=123456,auto,exec,umask=002,gid=1000,uid=1000,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
Now test link can be seen in ...
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fstab not mounting VirtualBox shared folder?
I have a virtual machine here which I use for development, so as not to mess anything up in my existing environment.
I've made a share named "web" available to the guest OS (Ubuntu 12.10 Server) ...
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btrfs and the discard mount option on an ssd
I can't seem to find an answer to this so I thought I would ask here:
In /etc/fstab and when using the mount command in ext4 you would add the option discard to activate TRIM on an SSD. Similarly ...
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No access to symlink folder on NTFS partition
I am using an NTFS parition for storing data I like to access both from Ubuntu and Windows 7. On my Ubuntu HOME partition, I like to link the folder Assets in order to access it from an application ...
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group option in fstab not working
I'm trying to take advantage of the "group" option for fstab entries and not having any success. From the mount man page:
Normally, only the superuser can mount filesystems. However, when fstab ...
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Mounting USB camera on Ubuntu
I am quite new at Linux and I have to install this SwissRanger camera on Ubuntu. I am trying to follow their USB mounting instructions and I got stuck.
From the instructions:
Modify the usbdevfs ...
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How to make an ext4 file writable on mounting by a user (not root)
I have been trying to write onto a newly created partition
My partition block is /dev/sda6
I am unable to write anything onto that partition. My Corresponding fstab file is this
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/etc/fstab is mounting rw filesystem as read-only
A partition of my internal hard drive (not the root partition) I want to mount automatically on boot. I've been using /etc/fstab to mount my external backup drive automatically read-only, so this is ...
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Query an overlayfs
I'm looking for a way to query a mounted overlay filesystem [overlayfs] in order to check it's upper and lower dir but till now I didn' find any suitable command.
Please , someone in the list know is ...
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Not mounting after restart?
I am mounting a drive via SSH, and then editing the fstab to reflect the changes, however after I reboot, the drive doesnt mount?
I dont understand what I'm doing wrong?
This is my fstab and its ...
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Boot disk unavailable
Background
I've got one 32GB SSD that I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on (this drive is encrypted), and two 1.5TB drives that will serve as storage and backup respectively. I have formated both drives ...
