use of /etc/fstab file
 

Hi,

i want to know about all the columns used in /etc/fstab file, so that i can use it to mount a device to file system without any confusion, actually i have confusion in column 4 of the file.

Hi,

It would help if you posted what dsitribution you are using plus the info from the fstab file that you are 'confused' about.

And also: what do you want to add/remove/edit?


regards,

Fourth column determines mount options, man fstab, man mount.

/etc/fstab
 

Hi,
i m using linux 2.6 kernel ( RHEL 4, U2).
Suppose i want to mount Windows partition vfat in Linux, then i write:

/dev/hda3 /data vfat noauto,user,rw 0 0

Then , what is noauto, user, rw ?
How i can know that what i should use in 4th col, in different-2 cases.
could u tell me, the various entries in column 4 & 5, & the various situations where what values will be appropriate, with examples like i have given above.

Do you have some principle which expliticly forbids reading Linux man pages?

I'll make it real easy: man fstab and man mount

Thanking you, i got the requrired information from man page.