help needed with /etc/fstab

[Paul S]

Wolfgang said the following on 05/04/2007 01:55 PM:
> Hi,
> 
> I've added a new hard drive for my data but I dont manage to adapt the 
> fstab file to get it loaded automatically.
> 
> I can mount it with: sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda /sontiges/
> 
> I read the UUID with sudo vol_id -u /dev/sda and inserted this line to 
> fstab:
> 
> UUID=6a5cabf0-87d2-4000-93e3-7c25e372992e	/sonstiges	 ext3	 defaults	 0	 2
> 
> But after a reboot it is not mounted. Can anybody give me a hint what I 
> do wrong?

It looks like it should work if you have the correct uuid and mount 
point.  You don't need to use uuid numbers in fstab, you can use actual 
devices (i.e. /dev/sda in your case).

/dev/sda	/sonstiges	ext3	defaults	0	2

Also, you don't have to reboot to test it.  First, make sure it's 
unmounted (sudo umount /sontiges).  Next, make a change in /etc/fstab, 
and in a command terminal, "sudo mount -a" to test it.  You'll see any 
error messages in the terminal.


HTH