How to fstab

[northwestuntu]

Hurrah! - I have been recommending pysdm for years to people that just want a nice, simple GUI to manage their disks.

Why packages like this - which are basically essential for any user who does not want to be forced to learn arcane things like working with the fstab file just to connect one of their disks permanently - are not installed by default is really baffling.

wasn't there a option in 9.04 to automount? seems like they took it out? yes this is a basic function that should be added to ubuntu.

[Keeper1]

Hurrah! - I have been recommending pysdm for years to people that just want a nice, simple GUI to manage their disks.

Why packages like this - which are basically essential for any user who does not want to be forced to learn arcane things like working with the fstab file just to connect one of their disks permanently - are not installed by default is really baffling.

ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)
Kernel Linux 2.6.24-19 generic
Gnome 2.22.3
Memory 1010.0
Processor Mobile AMD Sempron(tm) 2600+

My problem...
this is my /etc/fstab output


# /dev/sda1
UUID=3546be51-1749-4833-9cac-c709b79de06c / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=f4c05fe8-a243-4387-9081-3763e7f0915b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 rw, user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw, user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /media/sdb3 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdb2 /media/sdb2 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdg1 /media/sdg1 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdh1 /media/sdh1 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdh5 /media/sdh5 ext3 rw,user 0 0
/dev/sdh6 /media/sdh6 swap defaults 0 0

When I use pysdm all of the rw,user is defined as default.
I have jacked around with pysdm and /etc/fstab till I'm about to come uncorked.
Yes, I have RTFM till I can't bear it any more, and followed the 'step-by-step' on-line how-tos, but to no avail.

Either way I can read and write to one, but not both usb drives.


Am I just really dumb, or just missing something???

Any help will be much appreciated.

[mozartripper]

here i made a easy tutorial to auto mount a hard drive with fstab http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1500031

[SoFl W]

update May 2009 : tbuss kindly converted this post to a pdf which is available here. The pdf can be downloaded if you log into scribd. You may use openid to log in, so should be easy if you also have an account at launchpad.

The document 'Understanding-fstab' has been deleted

[bodhi.zazen]

The document 'Understanding-fstab' has been deleted

I put a copy here :

http://bodhizazen.net/Tutorials/Understandingfstab.pdf

The above link is working, let me know if you have a problem with it.

[cj.surrusco]

Thanks, bodhi.zazen! This is a great tutorial, and I use it whenever I need some info on the fstab.

[AlexanderDGreat]

Hi bodhi.zazen! Thank you for your tutorial, you're a great asset to the community. More power to you!

Do You Think My Problem Is My FSTAB? I've come to your thread for help!


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Rsync DOESN'T Preserve File Owner & Permission - Using Automounted NTFS backup drive

Also located here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1568402


Hi, this is my machine:

ext4:
1x 80gb - /boot, /swap, /(root) - sda
1x 80gb - /home - sdb

ntfs:
1x 250gb - /backups - sdc

1. First of all, I automount sdc /backups via /etc/fstab like this:

/dev/disk/by-label/backups /media/backups ntfs defaults,uid=1000 0 2

2. Second I use a rsync to backup my /boot/ /(root) and /home

For example:

rsync --delete -avz /boot /media/backups/boot/

When I check sdc (my ntfs backup drive), all files in there are 777, whereas it should be 755, and sometimes the owner is me, whereas it should be ROOT.

As an experiment, I backed up my files NOT in sdc (my ntfs backup drive), but in my /home folder instead, RESULT: every thing is OK, and it preserved file owner & permission!

Is there something I'm missing here? Is there something I don't understand?

Please help because I'm learning to BACKUP my system. Thanks for reading, bodhi.

[bodhi.zazen]

Hi bodhi.zazen! Thank you for your tutorial, you're a great asset to the community. More power to you!

Do You Think My Problem Is My FSTAB? I've come to your thread for help!


**********


Rsync DOESN'T Preserve File Owner & Permission - Using Automounted NTFS backup drive

Also located here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1568402


Hi, this is my machine:

ext4:
1x 80gb - /boot, /swap, /(root) - sda
1x 80gb - /home - sdb

ntfs:
1x 250gb - /backups - sdc

1. First of all, I automount sdc /backups via /etc/fstab like this:

/dev/disk/by-label/backups /media/backups ntfs defaults,uid=1000 0 2

2. Second I use a rsync to backup my /boot/ /(root) and /home

For example:

rsync --delete -avz /boot /media/backups/boot/

When I check sdc (my ntfs backup drive), all files in there are 777, whereas it should be 755, and sometimes the owner is me, whereas it should be ROOT.

As an experiment, I backed up my files NOT in sdc (my ntfs backup drive), but in my /home folder instead, RESULT: every thing is OK, and it preserved file owner & permission!

Is there something I'm missing here? Is there something I don't understand?

Please help because I'm learning to BACKUP my system. Thanks for reading, bodhi.

The problem is ntfs does not understand linux permissions, Make a linux partition to back up to.

[AlexanderDGreat]

Thank you bodhi!

Now, I understand, it's a shame I didn't read your whole tutorial, maybe you already NOTED it there?

Can you make a tutorial for lazy bums? Just kidding.

[bodhi.zazen]

Thank you bodhi!

Now, I understand, it's a shame I didn't read your whole tutorial, maybe you already NOTED it there?

Can you make a tutorial for lazy bums? Just kidding.

No worries. permissions on ntfs or fat partitions are a FAQ and often misunderstood.