Mount USB HDD to a certain /media/folder after boot

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

Hi David
Thanks for your efforts.
I quote into your tex below:

 
On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 20:50 -0700, David Vincent wrote:

> > TIA to you all with helping me, it's very appreciated.
> 
> i'd reformat everything in ext3 or fat32 (i don't enjoy linux's support
> for ntfs) then examine the sharing permissions (samba?  nfs?)  

Reformat again ???
Using another / one more file system ??
Hopefully, not really ? ;-)

There is a problem with another reformatting again:
My Ubuntu 7.10 DT has GParted 0.3.? which doesn't support disk
labels ! ;-(

So, to get the media uniquely labeled I am using GParted 0.3.6 
booting from a Rescue CD. ;-D

 
> i'd also
> google a little more and use the UUIDs in my fstab to cement those
> drives to being mounted on boot to the same spot every time.

Like Derek wrote, the fstab entry isn't needed. 
I have tried this and it proofed correct !


>   i might
> also put a disklabel on them but generally i don't bother for drives
> which are part of a system and aren't detached and moved.

Correct, since this external USB HDD is only used for Backup and
emergencies I 
prefer the proper identification with its disk label/s and WON'T bother
anything else, 
like you wrote just above !! ;-D


> but that's just what i'd do.

;-)

Cheers, svobi