[Lvlug] mounting "drives" when you boot up Linux.

[Douglas Phillipson]

On 7/19/2010 12:25 PM, Albert Seminatore wrote:
> I have tried to find information on how to mount drives when you boot 
> up in Linux so they are readily available to installed applications.
>   I have seen the command  "mountall" but there is no indication of 
> where one issues this command.
>   Anyone have a good way of mounting all attached file systems when 
> you boot up?
> .......................   Al
>
mountall is a binary program that is typically located in /sbin.  It 
gets called sometime during the boot process to mount all the drives 
that are spec'd out in /etc/fstab.  If you manually unmount a drive that 
is in the /etc/fstab file or add a drive to the fstab file, "mountall" 
will remount the drive(s).  Running the command "man mountall" will give 
you some additional info.  This command relies heavily on the 
functionality of the /etc/fstab configuration file.  "man fstab" will 
give you more information.  Mountall is not a command for the casual 
user.  Hopefully when you connect a USB or Sata drive it is mounted for 
you automatically...

Doug P
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