shell scritp on boot

[csandy]

I using fedora 14 and two HDD one for O.S and other for data.
I manually mount the data HDD each time I put on my PC
I want to write a Shell Script which will mount the data HDD on boot.

pl help

[stevea]

The correct way to get filesystem to mount is to create an entry in /etc/fstab .
You need three pieces of information. The block device, the mount point directory, and the filesystem type.
Let's assume that the device is /dev/sdb1, the mount point directory is /mount/dir, and the fliesystem type is ext4 .

Then you need to add a line to fstab like:

/dev/sdb1      /mount/dir        ext4     defaults   0   0

So just start your favorit edit AS ROOT and edit the fstab file as indicate.
Be certain there is a newline at the end of the last line.

Then when you boot or execute "mount -a" as root the mount will take place.

[kurtdriver]

Wouldn't it be better to use the UUID? That way the hard drive always mounts, even if another USB device is plugged in. This will tell you the UUID of mounted discs

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

[stevea]

Originally Posted by kurtdriver

Wouldn't it be better to use the UUID? That way the hard drive always mounts, even if another USB device is plugged in. This will tell you the UUID of mounted discs

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

Yes that's a better method *IF* it's a USB or other hot-plugable device (OP never said that).

But your command description is wrong. "ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid" tells the UUID of all partitions, with a UUID (not all filesystems support a UUID) not just mounted ones.


Also note that the fwfstab package provides a nice simple fstab editor for users who are afraid of making a mistake.

[kurtdriver]

You're right, silly me, I plug in a USB drive and assumed that's what the OP meant.