mounting 2nd ext3 HDD
 

Hi team,

I'm running Ubuntu 5.04 and I have a second blank HDD (40 GB) that i formatted as ext3 with the GParted program.

How do i mount this drive under something like "/space" or "/storage" so that I can read/write and it is permanently there?

Would appreciate some help, cheers.

Then, add to /etc/fstab:
Where /dev/hdXN is the new drive and partition.

Hi Matir,

i get this when i attempt your solution:


unknown filesystem type 'defaults'


what now?

Oops, I'm sorry, I forgot the filesystem. My apologies. Before "defaults", add ext3. My apologies.

Hi Matir,

cheers, i have mounted the drive now BUT...

i can't write anything to it...an error window pops up saying i don't have permisisons...

can you help me out?

Well, as with anything in the system, the proper permissions must be set on folders and files in it.

Got it! Thanks so much for your help, it is much appreciated.

No problem. Glad I was able to help.

Hello, I have a similar situation.

In order to run shell scripts, I had to add exec,defaults to fstab line.

Also, is it advisable to mount into /mnt/space instead of /space? Doing so will show df command properly. And when mounting into /mnt/space, my desktop user didn't have access to that drive, only subdirectories my root account specifically set. Is that a recommended setup?