To load a new entry in /etc/fstab without rebooting

grautu · 07-31-2006, 12:23 PM

Hi!
I've edited /etc/fstab by introducing a new line and want that line to be loaded just now, without rebooting. As far as I remember there is a shell command in this respect but I can not remember it at all. Could anybody please help me? Thanks!

kaz2100 · 07-31-2006, 12:25 PM

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mount
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raska · 07-31-2006, 12:32 PM

I think you are looking for

Code:

mount -a

man mount says:

Quote:

OPTIONS:
....
-a Mount all filesystems (of the given types) mentioned in fstab.
....

For those already mounted, nothing happens

drkstr · 07-31-2006, 03:55 PM

You can add noauto to the options for your line in the fstab and it will not load at boot. If you want to mount after boot, just type 'mount /mnt/directory' and it will mount to your directory.

...drkstr

IsaacKuo · 07-31-2006, 04:08 PM

Just a quick note--remember that when you create a new /etc/fstab entry, you also need to create the mount point's directory if it doesn't already exist.

gnashley · 08-01-2006, 02:34 AM

It depends on which program you are using. While running mount will indeed re-read the fstab, it's purpose is to create the mtab file. If you are using some other program that uses the info, it's possible that it might not be available without doing something else.

alisonken1 · 08-01-2006, 05:45 PM

gnashley -

My understanding is that /etc/mtab is just a list of already mounted partitions (similar to what /proc is to the kernel).

mount is just the command to mount the partition, but it also happens to update the mtab file to show what's already mounted.

folkenfanel · 08-01-2006, 06:44 PM

mount -t yourfilesystem /dev/yourdevice /mnt/yourmountpoint

exempli gratia

mount -t vfat /dev/hdb7 /mnt/disc7

folkenfanel · 08-01-2006, 06:49 PM

Hi there

By the way, if you are recreating an existing mount point (for example if you want to change for example /mnt/disc6 with /mnt/angel for a same device let's say /dev/hda6); then you need to unmount it first, then check mtab to see your device is not mounted, then modify fstab, then mount it again. It should work.

Greetings.

gnashley · 08-02-2006, 12:31 AM

My point is you want the fstab to be loaded for the benefit of which program? Some programs which need some info will read the current fstab, some will read the mtab, some may read /proc/partitions and some may read the bootsector directly to get their info.
mtab is *created* and updated by the mount command.