On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 09:31 +0530, V P wrote: > On 15/09/05, Vassilios Kotoulas <fedoralist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm using FC4 with newest updates and gnome desktop. I have a partition > > which I don't want to be mounted automatically. Here's the line of > > my /etc/fstab: > > > > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 ext3 noauto,user 1 0 > > > > When I log in, the partition is mounted. When I unmount it it stays > > umounted until I log out/log in again. Then it's mounted again. > > Who mounts this partition at login and how can I turn it off? > > It is mounted because it is added in /etc/fstab. Just delete/comment > out the line and the partition wont mount on boot. > This shouldn't be necessary - having the "noauto" flag set should stop it being mounted. It is often useful to have entries in /etc/fstab for things you only seldom mount. Vassilios - during the boot process, do you see /dev/hda3 being mounted? Or does it seem to be mounted (and unmounted) as you login and logout? Cheers, Ben
