From 4e1231dd5fe548407b51187903dd2816fd5c5463 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DocRock3r Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:17:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md Signed-off-by: DocRock3r --- Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md | 30 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md b/Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md index 2a3a06d..2164396 100644 --- a/Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md +++ b/Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md @@ -1,32 +1,34 @@ -## find the location of the drive using `lsblk` +## 1. Find the location of the drive using `lsblk` - ex. `/dev/sdb` -## make a new partition on the disk -- `fdisk /dev/[location of hdd]` +## 2. Make a new partition on the disk +1. `fdisk /dev/[location of hdd]` - ex. `fdisk /dev/sdb` -- `n` to make a new partiton -`w` to save changes +2. `n` to make a new partiton +3. `w` to save changes -## confirm that new partition was created +## 3. Confirm that the new partition was created - `lsblk` - ex. `/dev/sdb1` -## make a file system on the partiton +## 4. Make a file system on the new partiton - `mkfs -t ext4 /dev/[location of partition]` - ex. `mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1` -## make directory to mount HDD +## 5. Make a directory to mount HDD to - `sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd` -## get uuid for drive to be mounted +## 6. Get the UUID for the drive to be mounted - `lsblk -fs` -## make a backup of /etc/fstab +## 7. Make a backup of /etc/fstab - `sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bk` +- In case anything goes wrong you can restore this backup version + - `sudo cp /etc/fstab.bk /etc/fstab` -## add new harddrive to /etc/fstab -- `sudo nano /etc/fstab` -- add the line `UUID=[drive UUID] [mount location] ext4 defaults,auto,rw 0 0` +## 8. Add the new harddrive to /etc/fstab so that it is automatically mounted when the system boots +1. `sudo nano /etc/fstab` +2. add the line `UUID=[drive UUID] [mount location] ext4 defaults,auto,rw 0 0` - ex. `UUID=4579acc6-e00d-433b-8087-0a75506e7a9c /mnt/hdd ext4 defaults,auto,rw 0 0` -## restart system to confirm that drive mounts at boot +## 9. Restart the system to confirm that drive mounts at boot