It's a Good Linux Morning 006 - A Fstab in the Dark

It is a bit of an unusual episode. We are joined by two other Linux enthusiasts, Apex and Toad. They seemed to have livened up the morning. Get it: here.

Show Notes
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Exploits of a Switcha'
-Walub upgraded his computer

Main feature #1 - fstab
-stands for File System TABle
-Pronunciation - There is some debate regarding the pronunciation of fstab. Variations include "Eff-ess-tab", "F-stab" or even just "stab" with a hint of "F". The predominant form appears to be "F-stab".
-understand the mount command and fstab are key to taking control of your Linux install
-the file is found in /etc/fstab
-need to be root to edit it
-1 row per device/partition
-each column must have a value
-col1: device or partition
-col2: mount point (must exist)
-col3: file system
-ext 2/3 (3 does journaling)
-reiserfs more advanced than ext3
-swap file or swap partition
-vfat = fat32
-ntfs = 2k, xp
-auto for cdroms, floppy
-col4: mounting options
-auto/noauto - auto will mount on bootup
-nouser/user - user has rights to mount the device
-exec/noexec - can execute binaries (programs) on partition
-ro/rw - read only or read and write to device
-async/sync - write leisurely or immediately to the device
-col5: dump
-0 will not backup the file system and a 1 will permit backups
-col6: fsck
-0 will not run a check on the file system while a 1 (or greater) will run a check on bootup
-Reloading fstab
-mount -a

Show Links
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Full Circle Magazine: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/
Fstab Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fstab
Fstab docs: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html