Mounting partitions in Ubuntu

thilina · 11-06-2009, 09:16 PM

Guyz,
Hw can I make ma partitions mount automatically when Ubuntu starts??I've Ubuntu 8.10 & it doesnt do so.

ThinkFree · 11-06-2009, 10:04 PM

You have to modify /etc/fstab file for that.

thilina · 11-06-2009, 10:05 PM

gud answer!!

I knw dat I need to modify dat.Bt Hw??

NucleusKore · 11-06-2009, 10:06 PM

What partitions? Windows ntfs? Download ntfs-config using Synaptic.

Click Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Type
sudo ntfs-config
and press ENTER.

Key in your password and press ENTER.

Mark the drives you want to mount. Click the mount point option in that and type c or d or any other name you want to recognise that partition by.

thilina · 11-06-2009, 10:10 PM

Fat32 & NTFS

When i click on them in the Gnome menu they get mounted.Bt I need them to get mounted when ubuntu starts up

ThinkFree · 11-06-2009, 10:16 PM

/dev/sda1 /media/windows/ ntfs defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0

Add this entry to /etc/fstab if you want to mount your first partition at /media/windows folder in linux. /media/windows directory is required to be created first. See man pages for more details.

thilina · 11-06-2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThinkFree

/dev/sda1 /media/windows/ ntfs defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0

Add this entry to /etc/fstab if you want to mount your first partition at /media/windows folder in linux. /media/windows directory is required to be created first. See man pages for more details.

Thx frnds.Ill chk dz n tell u d results tomorrow. Tl den bye

thilina · 12-06-2009, 02:05 PM

K guyz I tried it,bt small problm.

K guys this is ma original fstab file

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=9fddddd6-8a3f-4a3b-a2d5-51b7056fcdab / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=782d7344-82c1-4d65-93cd-a3f5332c43be none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Then after I edited it it looks like this.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=9fddddd6-8a3f-4a3b-a2d5-51b7056fcdab / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=782d7344-82c1-4d65-93cd-a3f5332c43be none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0

/dev/sda1 /media/WINDOWS ntfs defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0

/dev/sda7 /media/DATA vfat defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0

/dev/sdb6 /media/EXTRA vfat defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0

/dev/sdb5 /media/SHARED vfat defaults,auto,user,rw 0 0[/FONT]

Nw all the partitions get mounted on the startup without any problms.Bt I (in ma account) cnt write to Vfat partitions in ma pc.Bt cn write to NTFS partitions via my account.Bt as Root I can write to all the partitions with no problems.What shud I do for this?