[SOLVED] Auto mounting drive on LM

Bob Fletcher · 05-21-2022, 09:32 AM

I have just done a reinstall of LM. In the past, for safety, I have disconnected any drives—this time I didn't. I have always used /etc/fstab to mount drives where I want them.
For some reason, LM automatically mounted to /media/robert/Movies. I have tried to override this in /etc/fstab that does not work.
I have just spent several hours trying to work out what mounted it in the first place. I could use a symlink but that is messy in this case.
Any help would be appreciated.
Rob

ondoho · 05-22-2022, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Fletcher

I have just done a reinstall of LM. In the past, for safety, I have disconnected any drives—this time I didn't. I have always used /etc/fstab to mount drives where I want them.
For some reason, LM automatically mounted to /media/robert/Movies. I have tried to override this in /etc/fstab that does not work.
I have just spent several hours trying to work out what mounted it in the first place. I could use a symlink but that is messy in this case.
Any help would be appreciated.
Rob

To get started I'd say show us the content of /etc/fstab, issue lsblk, and look at the journal* while plugging in/out the drives in question.
Yes, also tell us more about the drives: internal, external, USB or not etc.

*journalctl -f

Bob Fletcher · 05-22-2022, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

To get started I'd say show us the content of /etc/fstab, issue lsblk, and look at the journal* while plugging in/out the drives in question.
Yes, also tell us more about the drives: internal, external, USB or not etc.

*journalctl -f

Thank you for your reply After heaps of reading I have worked it out. Only the primary drive is in /etc/fstab the others that have automounted are in Drives that are on LM 20.3. It's been a few years since I did a clean instal. I have it running the way I wanted albeit in a different way. Thank you for getting back to me.

ondoho · 05-22-2022, 07:26 AM

Please mark your thread SOLVED (see my signature). Others will benefit.

Bob Fletcher · 05-22-2022, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

Please mark your thread SOLVED (see my signature). Others will benefit.

Thanks for that I was wondering where it was. I have not been on the forum for years.