entry in fstab file

Tinku · 10-01-2004, 02:35 PM

instead of doing the following everytime as su, i want to ad an entry in the fstab fiile?

mount --bind <source directory> <destination dir>

HOw to go abt it?
tia
tinku

coolfrog · 10-01-2004, 02:46 PM

Hi Tinku,
Open the fstab file as root.
You will see a list of columns in it.
In the first column enter the respective drive location eg /dev/hda/
in the second the mount point you've created in the mnt folder eg /mnt/HardDrive1/
Now in the third put the filesystem usually vfat.
In the remaining columns you can put either Defaults or uid=XXX,gid=XXX or umask 0000 and 0 0.

Heres an example of my fstab :
/dev/hda /mnt/disk1 vfat gid=500,uid=500 0 0

vash_stewy · 10-01-2004, 02:48 PM

I think this should help you out.
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html

Tinkster · 10-01-2004, 02:52 PM

You can't.

fstab's syntax knows nothing about --bind

What you CAN do, though, is put that line in
your rc.local which saves you the hassle of
doing it manually.

Cheers,
TInk

Tinku · 10-01-2004, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster
What you CAN do, though, is put that line in
your rc.local which saves you the hassle of
doing it manually.

whats the location of this rc.local file?
i have it neither in /etc/init.d nor in /etc/rc.d........
isnt it supposed to be there in one of the above location

tia

tinku

Tinkster · 10-01-2004, 11:45 PM

Sorry - I overlooked the SuSE in your profile.

In that case the file's called boot.local, but I
can't recall its location... try a
locate boot.local

Cheers,
Tink

Tinku · 10-02-2004, 12:06 AM

thnx a lot
that worked