On 25 Nov 2007 10:59:25 -0500, Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> desperation I deleted the multiple instances from /etc/mtab. I should > have consulted first, but didn't want to be pain. That might have been the first problem. /etc/mtab is a dynamically-created file - it is a file of all the mount points at any given time. /etc/fstab should contain the mount points for everything you need or want mounted on startup. > This got me into trouble, for deleting the lines for /media/usb-key > actually caused all lines to disapper. I tried to restore /etc/mtab My /etc/mtab is less than 1 K so I don't see how this could fail. But then agan, you shouldn't be restoring /etc/mtab since it is a dynamic file. > /dev/sdd1 on /media/usb-key type vfat > (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022, > codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1) It's not that unusual, it's basically your /etc/fstab mount info with a few extra options thrown in. > My intuition tells me that if I were to reboot, the /etc/mtab file will be > reconstituted normally and my multiple mounted usb-key problem will be Yes, that's correct. Filesystems are mounted per /etc/fstab and if that is in good order, there shouldn't be a problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
