Mounting multile partitions at startup

[Lateralus138]

Just add them to fstab or use a utility like mountmanager to do it for you.

I might use a program eventually, but I like to actually learn how things work before I take the easier route. Helps me to be able to troubleshoot problems if I actually know what's going on. Thanks though, I'll check that mountmanager out.

I know Windows better than I know the back of my hand and now it's time to master Linux ;p

[Lateralus138]

Can I assume I can mount different partitions to the same mount point?

/dev/sda2 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
/dev/sda7 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

etc...

[Morbius1]

No you can not. And I would change those options as well but that's up to you.

EDIT: I would change them to this if it was my system:

UUID=A********* /mnt/WinC ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0
UUID=O********* /mnt/WinD ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0

You would have to create the /,nt/WinC and /mnt/WinD mountppoints first.

[Lateralus138]

No you can not. And I would change those options as well but that's up to you.

Ok so maybe like this:

/dev/sda2 /mnt/windows1 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 2 
/dev/sda7 /mnt/windows2 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 2

Edit:

/dev/sda2 /mnt/windows1 ntfs defaults,umask-000,dmask=000,fmask=111,locale=en_US.utf8 0 2 
/dev/sda7 /mnt/windows2 ntfs defaults,umask-000,dmask=000,fmask=111,locale=en_US.utf8 0 2

[Morbius1]

Sorry, posted with an edit right past you.

Yes, different mount points but I would go back to using uuid's instead of the /dev/sdxy. "ntfs" or "ntfs-3g" are both the same in Ubuntu. And "windows_names" prevents you from adding a file in Linux with a name Windows cannot interpret. And keep the last digit as zero not 2. ANd uid=1000 will make you the owner of the mounted partition not root.

[Lateralus138]

Sorry, posted with an edit right past you.

Yes, different mount points but I would go back to using uuid's instead of the /dev/sdxy. "ntfs" or "ntfs-3g" are both the same in Ubuntu. And "windows_names" prevents you from adding a file in Linux with a name Windows cannot interpret. And keep the last digit as zero not 2. ANd uid=1000 will make you the owner of the mounted partition not root.

"windows_names"? not sure what part you're talking about and uid=1000? What part is that?

This is what I have so far

UUID="AA8EE2508EE2149B /mnt/part1 ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
UUID="0C6249226BC6107F /mnt/part2 ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

[Morbius1]

One of us need to slow down

My recommendation was this:

UUID=A********* /mnt/WinC ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0 
UUID=O********* /mnt/WinD ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0

Note on umask, dmask, and fmask: dmask and fmask are components of umask. Don't use all three at the same time.

[Lateralus138]

One of us need to slow down

My recommendation was this:

UUID=A********* /mnt/WinC ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0 
UUID=O********* /mnt/WinD ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0

Note on umask, dmask, and fmask: dmask and fmask are components of umask. Don't use all three at the same time.

Ok I think I am getting it

UUID="AA8EE2508EE2149B /mnt/part1 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0
UUID="0C6249226BC6107F /mnt/part2 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0

as for umask I read this:

"ntfs/vfat = permissions are set at the time of mounting the partition with umask, dmask, and fmask and can not be changed with commands such as chown or chmod. I advise dmask=027,fmask=137 (if you user umask=000 all your files will be executable). More permissive options would be dmask=000,fmask=111."

so if I want to be able to execute files on the windows partition I should just use umask=000 alone like this:

UUID="AA8EE2508EE2149B /mnt/part1 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names,umask=000 0 0
UUID="0C6249226BC6107F /mnt/part2 ntfs defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,uid=1000,windows_names,umask=000 0 0

?

[Morbius1]

This is kind of confusing but yes a "umask=000" will make all folders and files executable. But "umask=000" is how an ntfs partition will mount natually so it isn't needed. That said it's best to keep it in fstab as you have done just as a reminder of how you mounted it.

There is one more tiny thing though:

UUID="AA8EE2508EE2149B
UUID="0C6249226BC6107F

Get rid of those quote marks in front of the first character of your UUID

[Lateralus138]

This is kind of confusing but yes a "umask=000" will make all folders and files executable. But "umask=000" is how an ntfs partition will mount natually so it isn't needed. That said it's best to keep it in fstab as you have done just as a reminder of how you mounted it.

There is one more tiny thing though:
Get rid of those quote marks in front of the first character of your UUID

Awesome thanx, now I have a better understanding of it all. That quotation mark was a typo I think and kept there from copying and pasting, but thanks for pointing it out, I did know that, but might have missed it.

Thanx to everyone for all of your help.