Do entries in /etc/fstab control what points devices partitions are automatically mounted to?
My question is about how to change the points where devices and partitions automatically mount to upon being detected.
The file /etc/fstab contains the entry
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
for mounting floppy disks at /media/floppy0. I don't have a floppy drive on my computer, so I don't know the behavior of this. But, I have also included this line in my fstab file:
/dev/sr0 /CDROM udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
I want to know if this will make CDs mount at /CDROM instead of some point in /media/<user>.
linux mount fstab
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
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My question is about how to change the points where devices and partitions automatically mount to upon being detected.
The file /etc/fstab contains the entry
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
for mounting floppy disks at /media/floppy0. I don't have a floppy drive on my computer, so I don't know the behavior of this. But, I have also included this line in my fstab file:
/dev/sr0 /CDROM udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
I want to know if this will make CDs mount at /CDROM instead of some point in /media/<user>.
linux mount fstab
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
You do know that/dev/fd0isn't the CD-ROM right?
– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
You specifiednoautoso the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.
– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
1
/etc/fstabhas priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager
– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
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My question is about how to change the points where devices and partitions automatically mount to upon being detected.
The file /etc/fstab contains the entry
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
for mounting floppy disks at /media/floppy0. I don't have a floppy drive on my computer, so I don't know the behavior of this. But, I have also included this line in my fstab file:
/dev/sr0 /CDROM udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
I want to know if this will make CDs mount at /CDROM instead of some point in /media/<user>.
linux mount fstab
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
My question is about how to change the points where devices and partitions automatically mount to upon being detected.
The file /etc/fstab contains the entry
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
for mounting floppy disks at /media/floppy0. I don't have a floppy drive on my computer, so I don't know the behavior of this. But, I have also included this line in my fstab file:
/dev/sr0 /CDROM udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
I want to know if this will make CDs mount at /CDROM instead of some point in /media/<user>.
linux mount fstab
linux mount fstab
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
edited 20 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
40.1k1479136
40.1k1479136
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
asked Jan 13 '16 at 21:19
MelabMelab
90711323
90711323
You do know that/dev/fd0isn't the CD-ROM right?
– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
You specifiednoautoso the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.
– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
1
/etc/fstabhas priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager
– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
add a comment |
You do know that/dev/fd0isn't the CD-ROM right?
– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
You specifiednoautoso the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.
– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
1
/etc/fstabhas priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager
– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
You do know that
/dev/fd0 isn't the CD-ROM right?– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
You do know that
/dev/fd0 isn't the CD-ROM right?– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
You specified
noauto so the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
You specified
noauto so the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
1
1
/etc/fstab has priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
/etc/fstab has priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
add a comment |
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The mount command looks at /etc/fstab, but there is no requirement that an arbitrary command that mounts a filesystem has to look at /etc/fstab. And there are many such commands.
From man mount
If only the directory or the device is given, for example:
mount /dir
then mount looks for a mountpoint (and if not found then for a device) in the /etc/fstab file.
In particular, software for automatically mounting filesystems may not issue a mount command. So, no. You need to look at the particular software that is doing the mounting.
If you give more information about how your automatic mounting is configured, then it may be possible to give more specific information.
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try/var/log/messagesand/var/log/syslogto start with.
– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
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The mount command looks at /etc/fstab, but there is no requirement that an arbitrary command that mounts a filesystem has to look at /etc/fstab. And there are many such commands.
From man mount
If only the directory or the device is given, for example:
mount /dir
then mount looks for a mountpoint (and if not found then for a device) in the /etc/fstab file.
In particular, software for automatically mounting filesystems may not issue a mount command. So, no. You need to look at the particular software that is doing the mounting.
If you give more information about how your automatic mounting is configured, then it may be possible to give more specific information.
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try/var/log/messagesand/var/log/syslogto start with.
– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
add a comment |
The mount command looks at /etc/fstab, but there is no requirement that an arbitrary command that mounts a filesystem has to look at /etc/fstab. And there are many such commands.
From man mount
If only the directory or the device is given, for example:
mount /dir
then mount looks for a mountpoint (and if not found then for a device) in the /etc/fstab file.
In particular, software for automatically mounting filesystems may not issue a mount command. So, no. You need to look at the particular software that is doing the mounting.
If you give more information about how your automatic mounting is configured, then it may be possible to give more specific information.
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try/var/log/messagesand/var/log/syslogto start with.
– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
add a comment |
The mount command looks at /etc/fstab, but there is no requirement that an arbitrary command that mounts a filesystem has to look at /etc/fstab. And there are many such commands.
From man mount
If only the directory or the device is given, for example:
mount /dir
then mount looks for a mountpoint (and if not found then for a device) in the /etc/fstab file.
In particular, software for automatically mounting filesystems may not issue a mount command. So, no. You need to look at the particular software that is doing the mounting.
If you give more information about how your automatic mounting is configured, then it may be possible to give more specific information.
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
The mount command looks at /etc/fstab, but there is no requirement that an arbitrary command that mounts a filesystem has to look at /etc/fstab. And there are many such commands.
From man mount
If only the directory or the device is given, for example:
mount /dir
then mount looks for a mountpoint (and if not found then for a device) in the /etc/fstab file.
In particular, software for automatically mounting filesystems may not issue a mount command. So, no. You need to look at the particular software that is doing the mounting.
If you give more information about how your automatic mounting is configured, then it may be possible to give more specific information.
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
answered Jan 13 '16 at 21:45
Faheem MithaFaheem Mitha
23k1881136
23k1881136
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try/var/log/messagesand/var/log/syslogto start with.
– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
add a comment |
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try/var/log/messagesand/var/log/syslogto start with.
– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
The operating system is Ubuntu 15.10.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:20
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try
/var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog to start with.– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
Yes, but how is your automounting configured? Looking at the logs when you plug in a device will probably tell you. Try
/var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog to start with.– Faheem Mitha
Jan 14 '16 at 0:23
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You do know that
/dev/fd0isn't the CD-ROM right?– Gabriel
Jan 13 '16 at 21:42
@Gabriel I fixed it.
– Melab
Jan 14 '16 at 0:21
You specified
noautoso the CDROM will not automatically get mounted.– user2121874
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31
1
/etc/fstabhas priority... See also What is the difference between mounting in fstab and by mounting in file manager– don_crissti
Jan 14 '16 at 0:31