Re: USB storage devices and /etc/fstab

["Aldo Foot" <lunixer@xxxxxxxxx>]

>   "fcsk.ext3: Unable to resolve 'LABEL=/stor1"
>
> Here's my fstab.
> $ cat /etc/fstab
> LABEL=/1          /           ext3    defaults    1 1
> LABEL=/stor1    /stor1    ext3    defaults    1 2
> LABEL=/stor2    /stor2    ext3    defaults    1 2
>
> The devices seems to be properly labeled
> # e2label /dev/sdb1
> stor1
> # e2label /dev/sdb2
> stor2
>
> The OS install process labeled root as "/1", does that have anything
> to do
> with the problem?
>
> why does it not work as expected?
>
> ~af
>

On Dec 14, 2007 12:53 PM, Dave Lehman < dlehman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Your device has the label "stor1" and you are trying to mount a device
whose label is "/stor1". The leading slash should be in both places or
neither.

 

Ah! I missed the obvious. 
The fstab line should read
     LABEL=stor1    /stor1    ext3    defaults    1 2
It works now.

Friendly reminder: let's not do Top Posting. Let's reply at the bottom of the email.

thanks Dave!
~af