how to mount fat32 partition automaticly?

lom · 12-09-2003, 07:20 PM

hi,
my computer has 2 OS :redhat9 and windows2000
every time I wanna access those files which in windows, I have to
do some work like "su -" -> " mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt/win_e",
and it can work.
but how to mount fat32 partition automaticly?
sos!

shahab · 12-09-2003, 07:23 PM

i'm new to rh linux
but i just added the new hard drive to /etc/fstab

just vi that file and add the new hard drive to it.

worked more me

lom · 12-09-2003, 07:38 PM

but how? thanks

aaa · 12-09-2003, 09:06 PM

Search... the lines in fstab are posted all the time. It's pretty straightfoward, even just looking at the lines already in there will help you figure it out. One thing i didn't get immediately was the options. Here's an example from a thread close to this one:
/dev/hda1 /Windows/0-1_WIN vfat defaults 1 0
The 'defaults' threw me off; it's where the options go. Here it is revamped:
/dev/hda1 /windows/0-1_WIN vfat users,umask=000 0 0
You can see a couple options now. Take a look at this.
Here's a line you can put in your fstab for reference:
#device mnt-point fs-type options dump pass