Mounting local drives

[Ray Parrish]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Ray Parrish wrote:
>
>   
>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>>> Hi Ray, I always try to mount them manually first. It takes the form
>>> like this:
>>>
>>> $ sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda7 /mnt
>>>
>>> if you get no error messages then look at /mnt and see if your Windows
>>> is there. If you get an error message, and I think you might, it should
>>> lead you to a fix. When it works try the fix in /etc/fstab.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Well, they get mounted in /media, not /nbt... The onl.y thing in /mnt is
>> my swap file.
>>     
>
> That's fine - but for most people, /mnt is a convenient place for a 
> temporary, test, mount.  I'm not at all sure it's a good place to put a swap 
> file.
>   
It is according to the Ubuntu Swap FAQ, as that's where it tells you to 
put it. 8-)

Later, Ray Parrish

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