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    Question [SOLVED] Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    I can't find a way to change a partition's mountpoint in GParted. Is it possible to do this in GParted, or do I have to edit fstab?

    Thanks!

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    you can't do it with gparted

    you will need to edit your /etc/fstab

    (its actually really easy)

    if you need to just post your fstab and we can help you edit it

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    You'll need to edit fstab. If you re-formated the partition after install make sure you note that if you need assistance editing fstab.

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    Question Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    Here is /etc/fstab :

    Code:
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
    proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
    # /dev/sda5
    UUID=f69966a9-c6bf-4e61-85ed-333a25809f49 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
    # /dev/sda6
    UUID=06f33f5a-5d8f-460f-8eb6-a9f3dbc642e6 none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    I am trying to change the mountpoint of /dev/sdb1 which is a partition on my external hard drive.

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    OK, I figured out that I can change the mountpoint of my external drive by right-clicking on it's desktop icon, selecting properties, selecting the volume tab, and after expanding the settings menu, I found a mountpoint input box. Huzzzah! I entered /media/SEAGATE2 (I have two external disks that identefy as SEAGATE and I wanted to be able to distinguish between them) unmounted, and then remounted. Then I get:

    Unable to mount the volume 'SEAGATE'.

    DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

    Perhaps I used characters that are not allowed?

    I can't get back to the same properties dialog. How else can I change the mountpoint?

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    So this is an external drive. Is the intention to have it permanently connected and accessible? If not, then I wouldn't bother with fstab, just manually mount it where you like when the drive is initially connected.

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    OK, so I can manually set the mountpoint when I connect the drive.

    Is there a way to have the drive mounted automatically when I connect it?

    The drive is currently formatted as FAT32,but there is no data on it so I can reformat it, etc.

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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    You'll need to add an entry similar to:
    Code:
    # /dev/sdb1
    UUID=<ENTER UUID HERE> <MountPoint HERE>    <Partition Format HERE>    defaults 0       0
    That is a very rough entry example. You'll need some information to plug into each slot before it can be effective.
    1. Backup your copy of fstab:
    Code:
    sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
    2. Find the UUID of your partition. Connect the drive and type:
    Code:
    sudo blkid
    Locate the /dev/sdb1 entry and note the UUID and TYPE (partition format)
    3. Determine your mount point. Since you want to change the mount point, I assume you have a place chosen already.
    4. Read over the following page to familiarize yourself with the different options involving read/write, owner, permissions, etc. since inevitably you'll want something specific.
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab

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    Last edited by crossedout; July 9th, 2008 at 02:27 PM. Reason: Let us know if you need assistance choosing options and writing the fstab entry.
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    Re: Can I use GParted to change/specify a partition's mountpoint?

    Thanks!

    I'll have to play around with gnome-volume-manager some time.

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