====== fstab ====== FIXME Right now this page was just thrown together to highlight some successes with smb mounting. This page details the /etc/fstab file, which configures mounting points and options for various local and network devices. ===== example file ===== # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda6 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda7 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 //bill/Backup_steph /media/Backup_steph smbfs users,noauto,uid=1000,gid=1000,username=steph,rw 0 0 * make sure the mount point exists prior to attempting to mount a device ^users |allow normal users to mount (AND UNMOUNT!)| ^noauto |do not automatically mount | ^uid |mount with permissions of this user id | ^gid |mount with permissions of this group id | ^username|login using this username (samba specific)| ^rw |mount with read/write privileges | ===== samba specific information ===== To allow ordinary users to mount samba shares (not using built-in gui tools), make sure to do the following: * suid on smbmnt (not smbmount) sudo chmod +s /usr/bin/smbmnt