When I use RAM storage for the /tmp directory some programs failed to run,...
I use the solution provided in https://askubuntu.com/a/173294/to use RAM storage for the /tmp directory:code 1:tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=1777,size=512M 0 0But when I...
View ArticleMount only a part of a disk to a folder
Hi have the following problem.I have a disk /dev/sda1 mounted on /. The same disk contains a /home directory and I want to mount only that directory on a /backup mount-point because I have a third...
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Can't change permissions on a network share smb/CIFS
I'm sure this is simple for someone but I have tried for the last 2 days every piece of information from googling and still no joy! So I would really appreciate some help. I'm newish to the world of...
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Need help. Cannot boot ubuntu. etc/fstab file missed up
I am unable to boot my ubuntu. The day before the problem, I tried to mount an external hard disk drive (named: Seagate Expansion Drive) and I edited the /etc/fstab.After that, I turned it off. The...
View Articlemount.nfs: Failed to resolve server /: Name or service not known
I'm trying to switch CIFS protocol with NFS in order to mount partition ( shared windows folder most likely , not sure ). I want to do this, because with CIFS I am required to use credentials , which...
View Articlefstab mounting not working with Ubuntu 20.04
Having a fresh install of 20.04 along with cifs-utils, I tried to reuse my fstab that I ported over from 18.04. the manual mount command that I wanted to reuse looks like this...
View ArticleGNOME tracker loses all indexed files
I've recently installed 21.04 on an SSD with my personal files on a separate HDD formatted as exFAT so that it can be used by both Ubuntu and Windows on a dual boot system. This HDD is configured in...
View Articlefstab mount of iSCSI fails before network starts?
I have an ISCSI target that I connect to and I can mount it after the network is up and I'm logged in, but I want to use fstab to automount but the network is not up when it tries to mount. I'm using...
View ArticleMount nfs at startup as specific user, and allow unmount?
I am using:$ lsb_release -aNo LSB modules are available.Distributor ID: UbuntuDescription: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTSRelease: 20.04Codename: focal$ mate-about --versionMATE Desktop Environment 1.24.0... as an...
View ArticleMounted hard disk is missing
I have been using my Ubuntu 18.04 and I moved to 20.04 some months ago. I used 2 hard disks: one ssd for operating system and one for storage. The storage one was mounted in mnt and it was set to be...
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How to use accented characters in /etc/fstab?
I would like to mount an SMB share, so I added an entry in /etc/fstab://192.168.2.200/rendetlenseg /media/Rendetlenség cifs...
View ArticleHow to deal with errors=remount-ro?
Yesterday this message appeared on my screen while booting OS after powerfailure "due to low battery backup"You are in emergency mode, After logging in type "journalctl -xb" to view system logs,...
View ArticleMounting droboshare from linux
I am attempting to mount a drobo (via droboshare attached to the network) from linux and running into roadblocks and have run out of ideas.When I issue the smbclient -L IPADDRESS I get the...
View ArticleSystem will not boot!
I unplugged my computer to do some cleaning at my desk and when I plugged it back in I could not longer boot into Ubuntu 18.04. It sits for a minute and a half and goes into emergency mode. I ran the...
View ArticlePrevent mounting a partition in fstab
So I feel really bad for asking this question because it looks like it has been asked a million times on the internet. I am even finding a very consistent answer, and I am not getting any errors when I...
View Article"Steam library folder must be on a filesystem mounted with execute...
The relevant partition is ext4 and has my other operating system Arch Linux on it. I've tried so many different fstab configurations, but I just can't get Steam to accept it. Here's the relevant line...
View ArticleWaiting for encrypted source device, does not exist, check cryptops=source=...
I've tried my best to research a fix but am really struggling to understanding what I need to do to resolve this..I'm currently running pop! os dual boot with w10, both encrypted.I ran an apt-get...
View ArticleHow to auto-unmount a cifs share if I shut down / reboot / suspend my computer?
I would like to auto-unmount a samba (cifs) share before suspend or shutdown my computer.The problem is that when a reboot or shutdown or suspend is done, and if a cifs share is open, the network...
View ArticleNFS mounts not happening at boot in 18.04 or 18.10
I'm trying to set up a couple of NFS mounts to automatically mount at boot. I'm not new to this; I did this on Solaris in 1985.Here's what I have in /etc/fstab:iomega:/nfs/Music /music nfs rw,auto,user...
View ArticleCIFS samba mount works from manual but not from fstab
hi I have a strange problem that I have been trying to troubleshoot. In Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS I am trying to mount a samba share (NTFS usb drive attached to router) using cifs.I can do this manually:sudo...
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