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Mounting an exisitng ext'd NFS partition
I've just recently re-installed FC2 and when re-creating the partitions I wanted to leave some data on /dev/hda5 an NFS partition, so I did not include it when re-formatting the other partitions. Now when I login to FC2 and try to mount /dev/hda5 "mount /dev/hda5 /video" I get the error "mount point /video does not exist".
I'm very new to FC2 and just am not sure exactly what's going on? How can I even tell if the partition is mounted? When using fdisk the partition is listed so I know it exists.
Thanks for any help you can give.
AJM,
I'm very new to FC2 and just am not sure exactly what's going on? How can I even tell if the partition is mounted? When using fdisk the partition is listed so I know it exists.
Thanks for any help you can give.
AJM,
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and I forgot :
command mount is using /etc/fstab in some way whne no mount points listetd in command .
example:
line in my /etc/fstab
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
# mount /cdrom
or
# mount/cdrom
wil automaticaly mount cdrom to /cdrom
command mount is using /etc/fstab in some way whne no mount points listetd in command .
example:
line in my /etc/fstab
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
# mount /cdrom
or
# mount/cdrom
wil automaticaly mount cdrom to /cdrom
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O.K.
So, once I've created the directory and mounted the drive I should be able to store data, etc. to the partition correct? Is this similar to "mapping" a drive in Windows?
In my /etc/fstab how do I know what parameters to use?
/dev/hda5 /video auto defaults 1 2 <============ is this correct for my new mount?
So, once I've created the directory and mounted the drive I should be able to store data, etc. to the partition correct? Is this similar to "mapping" a drive in Windows?
In my /etc/fstab how do I know what parameters to use?
/dev/hda5 /video auto defaults 1 2 <============ is this correct for my new mount?
/dev/hda5 /video auto defaults 1 2
is correct then you need to use command :
# mount -av
to mount this cahnges in /etc/fstab
is correct then you need to use command :
# mount -av
to mount this cahnges in /etc/fstab
if not working instead auto use your type of filesytem on /dev/hda5
examle:
/dev/hda5 /video ext2 defaults 1 2
examle:
/dev/hda5 /video ext2 defaults 1 2
> So, once I've created the directory and mounted the drive I should be able to store data, etc. to the partition
> correct?
Mounting assumes that some sort of supported file system exists on that partition (FAT/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3). Unless you have some specific requirment for the partition EXT3 is probably best. And from the way the question was phrased I assumed that this was the case and that there was probably data already on that partition. If this is not the case you'd want to execute 'mke2fs -j /dev/hda5' to create and EXT3 file system before attempting the mount.
Once the file system has been mounted it becomes accessible for reading/writing. You need to know that the permissions of the mount point govern permissions of the mounted file system. For example if /video is owned by root and has drwx------ only root would have access to the data. To allow all users full access to the data you'd want /video to have permissions of drwxrwxrwx.
> Is this similar to "mapping" a drive in Windows?
Somewhat. The big differences are that you get to specify the mount point, which can be anywhere in the Linux file system, and that ownership & permissions are a feature of the Linux file system rather than being something managed by the OS.
> correct?
Mounting assumes that some sort of supported file system exists on that partition (FAT/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3). Unless you have some specific requirment for the partition EXT3 is probably best. And from the way the question was phrased I assumed that this was the case and that there was probably data already on that partition. If this is not the case you'd want to execute 'mke2fs -j /dev/hda5' to create and EXT3 file system before attempting the mount.
Once the file system has been mounted it becomes accessible for reading/writing. You need to know that the permissions of the mount point govern permissions of the mounted file system. For example if /video is owned by root and has drwx------ only root would have access to the data. To allow all users full access to the data you'd want /video to have permissions of drwxrwxrwx.
> Is this similar to "mapping" a drive in Windows?
Somewhat. The big differences are that you get to specify the mount point, which can be anywhere in the Linux file system, and that ownership & permissions are a feature of the Linux file system rather than being something managed by the OS.
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Here is the message I get.
# mount /dev/hda5 /video
# mount -av
mount: LABEL=/boot already mounted on /boot
mount: none already mounted on /dev/pts
mount: none already mounted on /dev/shm
mount: none already mounted on /proc
mount: none already mounted on /sys
nothing was mounted
# mount /dev/hda5 /video
# mount -av
mount: LABEL=/boot already mounted on /boot
mount: none already mounted on /dev/pts
mount: none already mounted on /dev/shm
mount: none already mounted on /proc
mount: none already mounted on /sys
nothing was mounted
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Sorry I meant to also post the mount info.
# mount
/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /video type xfs (rw)
# mount
/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /video type xfs (rw)
command
# mount -av
look to your /etc/fstab and mount partition which are not mounted .
# mount gives you all pratitons wich are mounted
here you /dec/hda5 is mounted to /video - read and write
dev/hda5 on /video type xfs (rw)
you are now able to read and write your /dev/hda5
also command
# df
gives you useful informations
# mount -av
look to your /etc/fstab and mount partition which are not mounted .
# mount gives you all pratitons wich are mounted
here you /dec/hda5 is mounted to /video - read and write
dev/hda5 on /video type xfs (rw)
you are now able to read and write your /dev/hda5
also command
# df
gives you useful informations
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Disk /dev/hda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 1318 10482412+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1319 1448 1044225 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda4 1449 19929 148448632+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 1449 19929 148448601 83 Linux