Automating drive mounts in a Linux system – /etc/fstab file tutorial

Automating drive mounts in a Linux system – CLI 59 – /etc/fstab file tutorial

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Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: basic understanding of linux system usage
basic understanding of sudo usage (see this tutorial: https://youtu.be/9sGOTNtfQzQ)

In this video we are going to be looking at using the fstab file. You will learn three things:
1. What the fstab file actually does
2. The format of each line which determines what, where, how a filesystem is mounted
3. How to safely test it and troubleshoot errors so you don’t end up with an unbootable system.

Video timeline
00:00 intro
01:36 filesystem table file (/etc/fstab)
02:46 source of filesystem
03:48 mount point
04:14 filesystem specification
04:40 mounting options
04:24 dump value
05:40 fsck order
06:17 testing and troubleshooting

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