On Wednesday 15 February 2006 15:44, Tim wrote: > Tim: > >> If you mean the fstab file in general, I'll manually configure mine > >> without any worries. But if you mean an entry in the fstab file that's > >> managed by fstab-sync, then you need to take it out of fstab-sync's > >> control by removing the "managed" option. > > Anne Wilson : > > Tim, I'm in the dark, here. First - I didn't know you had any option > > there. How do you take an entry out of "managed" option? > > Just taking two examples out of my /etc/fstab file: > > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,utf8,managed 0 0 > > The first one is *static* (it won't get changed unless I manually edit > the file), second one is "managed" by fstab-sync. If I remove the > managed option from that line, it becomes a static entry. > > > Second - I have a second drive attached, which is seen by fdisk -l, and > > can be mounted manually. Are you saying that if I put manual entries > > into fstab for those partitions they will not be removed by fstab-sync? > > Correct. Use one of the other entries as a template to where you put > the different options in. > > e.g. /dev/hdb1 /mnt/extradrive auto defaults > > Would mount the first partition on /dev/hdb at the /mnt/extradrive > mountpoint (a directory that you'd create), it's automatically > determine the filesystem (though you can specify it for what it > really is), and use the default mounting options. > Thanks for the clarification. I had thought that the whole file was controlled by fstab-sync. I'm fairly confident, now, that I can get the mounts I want/need. Anne
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