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Mounting a file system

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The process of making a device accessible to users through the directory tree   mounting  
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The directory to which the device or partition is attached   mount point  
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Directories that contain mount points specifically for external storage devices   /mnt /media  
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Command to mount a volume or device   mount device_name  
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mount Options: Mount all file systems listed in /etc/fstab   mount -a  
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mount Options: Mount as read only   mount -r mount -ro  
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mount Options: Mount volume as read/write   mount -w mount -rw  
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mount Options: Specifies volume type   mount -t  
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mount Options: Mounts an ISO file   mount -o loop  
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Identifies volumes to mount points each time system boots – when system loads automatically mounts volumes identified in file   /etc/fstab  
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The 6 fields in the /etc/fstab file that control how device is mounted   Device, mount point, filesystem type, options, dump, fsck  
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Options Field in fstab: Reads all I/O files synchronously   sync (async = disables)  
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Options Field in fstab: Updates file’s inode timestamp   atime (noatme = disables)  
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Options Field in fstab: Allows volume to be mounted automatically   auto  
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Options Field in fstab: Prevents volume from being mounted automatically (for removable media)   noauto  
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Options Field in fstab: Allows programs and script files to run from the volume   exec (noexec = disables)  
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Options Field in fstab: Allows block files to be read from the volume   dev (no dev = disables)  
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Options Field in fstab: Mounts in read only   ro  
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Options Field in fstab: Mounts volume in read/write   rw  
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Options Field in fstab: Allows SUID bit to be set on files in volume   suid  
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Options Field in fstab: Only root user can mount volume   nouser  
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Options Field in fstab: Allows any user to mount the volume   users  
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DEFAULTS in the OPTIONS filed of the fstab file:   rw, suid, dev, exec, auto, nouser, and async  
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DUMP field in the fstab file:   Used by the dump command when backing up the file system  
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When to run fsck (file system check) during boot up - as specified in the fsck field of the /et/fstab file   0 = never 1 = only if mount cleanly (always set for root partition) 2 =always  
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Tracks the currently-mounted volumes on system   /etc/mtab  
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File contains entries for each mounted volume on system   /proc/mounts  
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Command to view currently-mounted volumes on system – displays contents of /etc/mtab   mount  
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View which file system are mounted to specific mount points   df  
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Unmount a volume or device   umount e.g. umount /dev/hdc1 umount /mnt/cdrom  
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