Questions tagged [fstab]
fstab is a file on in Unix / POSIX systems that stores settings about where devices system startup are mounted.
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How can you execute files mounted via sshfs?
This does not work:
$ touch testfile
$ chmod 777 testfile
$ ls -l testfile
-rwxrwxrwx 1 quinn dialout 0 Apr 18 10:15 testfile
$ ./testfile
-bash: ./testfile: Permission denied
$ sudo ./testfile
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issue mounting LV to /tmp in RHEL
I tried mounting an LV to the /tmp directory and it has seemed to mess up my RHEL VM. To mount, I did the following:
1. Added following line to fstab:
/dev/VolGroup00/lvol0 /tmp ext3 ...
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Having Trouble Mounting HFS Filesystem at Boot on Ubuntu Server
While the command "sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/sdc1 /home/external3" mounts the hfs file system on the /home/external3 directory on my Ubuntu server, I don't understand how to get it to mount at boot. ...
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How to mount a iSCSI/SAN storage drive to a stable device name (one that can't change on re-connect)?
We need stable device paths for our Twinstrata SAN drives. Many guides for setting up iSCSI connectors simply say to use a device path like /dev/sda or /dev/sdb.
This is far from correct, I doubt ...
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OpenSUSE "fstab" "mount" "An error occurred while accessing" "the system responded: mount: only root can mount"
Gentlemen,
I trying to mount a network share at OpenSUSE's boot, when I try to access the folder where the share is mounted (using Dolphin) the system returns me the following error (edited):
"An ...
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Why does this line in my fstab give me an "Invalid Argument" error
Here's the entry in my fstab that's giving me a mount error(22): Invalid argument error.
//{address}/networkshare /mnt/pslive-netshare cifs umask=077,gid=1000,uid=1000,credentials=/root/.pslivecred,...
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Changing fstab options
What happens when file-system options in fstab are changed?
Speaking of an already populated file-system, would changing options in fstab cause issues?
For example, if one were to enable or disable ...
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Cannot change options in mounting ntfs partition for rw
I need to mount a ntfs volume for read & write for a particular group of users, so I tried putting in this line in /etc/fstab: (I have also tried UUID but it was the same result)
/dev/sda1 /...
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mount: / not mounted already, or bad option
Can't mount the system with data=writeback
I've added ,data=writeback to fstab than
fstab:
/dev/mapper/vg-lv_root / ext4 defaults,noatime,discard,data=writeback ...
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Mounting a VBox shared folder as user [duplicate]
In my Windows host, I have an Arch linux VirtualBox guest.
I setup a Windows folder as a shared folder in VBox. I then manage to mount the folder as type vboxsf in my guest (done in /etc/fstab), but ...
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Login prompt does not appear after editing /etc/fstab
I am currently using CentOS 6.4. I've added 4 entries to the /etc/fstab to auto mount 4 disk.
/dev/sdc1 /usr/bin ext4 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdc2 /usr/sbin ext4 defaults 0 2
/dev/...
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Mount NTFS dive with permissions set to 777
I need to mount a NTFS drive with permissions set to 777 on debian. The code i have in fstab now is:
/dev/sdb2 /disk ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,windows_names 0 ...
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Is it good idea to automount partitions on Linux?
I have three partitions: one ext4 for Linux and two ntfs partitions (one for Windows and the other for sharing data).
I am really tired of mounting those separately. Is it good idea to edit fstab to ...
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Can I mount a (zip) archive in cygwin?
I do not see any example in http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table =
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Will the option NOATIME in /etc/fstab ruin my Unison synchronizations?
I read here in ArchWiki that the option noatime can improve hard disk performance and durability:
The use of noatime, nodiratime or relatime can improve drive performance. Linux by default uses ...
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NFS only gives user read access
I had NFS set up such that my RasberryPi had its Documents/ folder stored on my main Ubuntu system and it worked fine. I then made it such that the entire /home/raspi1 folder (note, not /home/ itself) ...
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automount usb disk after pluged
from the man page of fstab
auto - file system will mount automatically at boot, or when the command 'mount -a' is issued.
noauto - the filesystem is mounted only when you tell it to.
However, what I ...
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How to skip remote partition mount errors and continue booting?
I have an entry in my local machine's /etc/fstab to mount an NFS partition on a remote host:
remotehost:/ /media/blabla nfs4 defaults,nobootwait 0 0
When I try to boot the machine while the remote ...
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Change owner/group of a subdirectory of an fstab-mounted vfat partition
In all likelihood this is a repeat question, but I seem to be currently experiencing difficulties forming a search query to locate an answer.
I have a vfat partition mounted to /data containing all ...
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is it possible to mount hostname specific nfs share in /etc/fstab
I want to mount a hostname specific nfs Filesystem in /etc/fstab.
10.0.0.1:/testmy/<hostname> /nfs_for_host
if there any Variable to do this ?
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Mounting Directories with bind & different permissions
I’m running Ubuntu 13.04 & trying to mount a folder using bind in /etc/fstab. Shown below is one of many similar entries;
/media/Storage1/test /media/Storage1/WebDAV/Alex none bind,uid=...
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EC2 fstab and the best time to bind a directory
I have a server on aws that I needed to upgrade ubuntu from 10.04 to 12.04 to get the newer version of php. I ran several tests to see if my setup would upgrade and all appeared ok. However, I ended ...
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Create mount point on read-only filesystem for fstab to mount
I'm running TomatoUSB on a Broadcom-based broadband router. I have a busybox-style shell available to me. I'd like to have a partition on the attached USB hard drive mounted in /data under the root ...
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SMB share fstab entry won't mount but same options with 'mount' command will mount
I'm running into some problems when mounting my SMB share using the /etc/fstab file.
Mounting the share with the mount command works just fine:
mount -t cifs //hostname/dir /mnt/dir -o user=...
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How to umount file.tar.bz (that was mounted with archivemount) without needing sudo
As a regular user I mount my archive files with this:
#!/bin/sh
ARCHIVEF=$(zenity --file-selection --filename=/shared/);
archivemount $ARCHIVEF /media/archivemount/
Unfortunately, sudo is required ...
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Can I automount /etc on a different partition?
This seems like a chicken-and-egg problem.
Inside the /etc/fstab file on the root partition, can I specify a different partition to mount at the /etc mount-point, such as:
/dev/sda6 /etc defaults ...
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mounting share in fstab error
I've been successfully able to mount a share on my Ubuntu Server using this command:
sudo mount -t cifs //IPTOSHARE/DriveLetter$/Folder/"Folder Space" /mnt/Folder/"Folder Space" -o username="",...
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Mount hibernated Windows partition
I am trying to mount my Windows partition at boot. It works fine when Windows is in shutdown, but when Windows is hibernated, it can't be mounted as read/write, and I am sent to the root shell at boot....
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Mounting samba share from fstab
Currently I have 3 network drives I mount each time i restart my system. The command I use is:
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.8/ARES /media/Ares -o user=USER,password=***
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168....
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LVM volume activation before fstab mounts
I am trying to mount LVM volumes during startup of my Debian Squeeze system. Since for some reason, the LVM volumes / groups are inactive by default, they need to be activated before any mounting can ...
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Automount NTFS partitions in Linuxmint 14 KDE
I am trying to set an NTFS partition to be auto-mounted in Linuxmint 14 KDE. I have already added command in /etc/fstab file as below:
/dev/sda1 /media/MyDrive ntfs defaults 0 0
After saving the ...
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How do I always mount the same drive to the same location?
I have Debian running on a laptop of mine, and an rsnapshot config that does a wonderful job of backing up incrementally to a 1TB external drive of mine. Unfortunately, sometimes the drive mounts to /...
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Cygwin fstab configuration issue
Can't quite see where I'm going wrong. Trying to replicate the command "mount c: /c" in my fstab file, similar to this question: Cygwin fstab - what am I doing wrong?
Michael@Michael-PC ~
$ cat /etc/...
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LMDE with gnome 3 - Change automount options
I've got GNOME 3 on an LMDE machine and I need to change the automount options to mount without the noexec attribute for an NTFS partition. Does anyone know where I could find such configurations and ...
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Why Linux /etc/fstab UUIDs are case sensitive?
I recently added a line for a USB memory stick to /etc/fstab, to be able to mount it automatically, using UUID to identify the device.
Before I already have several external ext4 drives that have ...
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nfs /etc/fstab doesn't mount on startup: ubuntu / xbmc
I have an nfs share I'm trying to mount automatically at startup in ubuntu / xbmc
I have the following in /etc/fstab
nas:/mnt/raid /mnt/raid nfs noauto,rw,async
On startup the mount doesn't ...
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GRUB broken after conversion to btrfs
First off, yes, I did, in fact, suspect that changing my filesystem from ext4 to btrfs would break GRUB and fstab.
Now, here's what happened. I converted the filesystem seamlessly to btrfs and that ...
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How can mount work with an empty fstab?
From the Arch Linux installation guide:
The /etc/fstab file contains static filesystem information. It defines how storage devices and partitions are to be mounted and integrated into the overall ...
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Mounting ext4 drive with specified user permission
I want to mount a supplementary ext4 data disk drive with specified rwx permission for a certain user. The mount point is inside the home of such a user and it's owned by the user. I added the new ...
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Why is every file marked as an executable on my mounted NTFS partition?
I have edited my /etc/fstab file to include this line:
/dev/sda5 /media/yannbane/Shared ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 0
I did this so my dev/sda5 partition (labeled Shared) is automatically ...
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How to execute programs on mounted partition
This is the aplication I want to run.
-rwxr-xr-x 1 manuel manuel 582841 Nov 22 09:51 PromServerMain
This is the fstab entry
/dev/sda8 /media/data0 ext4 defaults,user 0 2
This is the mountpoint
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Why does my Ubuntu Live USB stick always resets my modified fstab to "defaults"?
I made an Ubuntu Live USB Stick with the LinuxUSBDownload installer. The installer works great and also the well known issue of not unmounting the casper-rw at shutdown is fixed. :D
The problem now ...
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How to mount curlftpfs in fstab
How can I permanently mount a remote FTP directory in fstab with curlftpfs, so it will be accessible for the common users on the machine?
I am using Linux Slackware.
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Is it possible to automatically mount a hot-swappable drive when it is turned on?
In my PC, I have a hot-swap drive. Usually I keep it off to save power. I only really use it when accessing from another PC on the network. Is it possible to configure /etc/fstab to mount this drive ...
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Which options to put in /etc/fstab for / partition? (ArchLinux)
I am installing ArchLinux and I don't know which options to put for the / partition in /etc/fstab. On ArchWiki they suggest defaults,noatime, but on my LinuxMint options are just errors=remount-ro ...
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Pysdm has disabled my ability to write to my storage partition
I have a dual boot setup with Windows 7 and Mint 13 Cinnamon. As well as their respective partitions, I also have a large one (NTFS) for storing all my music, videos, documents etc. I downloaded pysdm,...
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How to permanently mount ntfs drive in WUBI installation mode?
I have a Windows 7 installed as my primary operating system on my C:\ drive. I have another ntfs partition, D:.
Ubuntu is installed using WUBI on C:\Ubuntu, which makes C:\ accessible through "/host"....
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mounts not present in fstab. where are they?
my debian system is using tmfs for a few things, notably /tmp
and it's using a rather small size for it. And it's nowhere to be found in my /etc/fstab
i guess i could just add the entry in fstab and ...
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mount cifs through fstab non readable/writable
I have FreeNAS server and domain-controller with Windows Server 2008.
I use OpenSuse 11.4 and my Windows account have full access to FreeNAS CIFS share.
I can connect through any filemanager with smb ...
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Mounting system directories from network
I was thinking about how to keep write access to my Raspberry Pi's root file system (residing on a SD card) at a minimum. Of course, /var is a primary candidate for being kept somewhere else.
I have ...
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