Auto mount

/etc/fstab:

• We can also mount the file system by placing

mount information in this file.
• Using entries in this file the file system can be
automatically mounted whenever the system boots.

• It consists of six field per line for each file system

as follows
•
• <device> <mountpoint> <fs_type> <options>
<dump_freq> <fsck_order>
•
Auto mount

Open the fstab

file.
 Auto mount

It represents the
ItItItrepresents
representsdifferent
represents file
the
the
devices.It represents
mount
dump
options for mounting the
systems.
points.
frequency.
fsck.
the file system.
 Autofs
• Autofs service mounts the file system
automatically when the user access the
mounting point.
• The autofs to supports the removable
media without recurring the user to do any
thing more than insert the media
• Autofs configurations file are
• /etc/auto.master
• /etc/auto.misc
 Autofs configurations files
• /etc/auto.master:
• This file specifies that a mount root of
/misc will be used for a file systems and that
mounts will time out after 60 seconds of
inactive.

• /etc/auto.misc:
• The device to be mounted and the
corresponding file system is configured in this
file.
Autofs configurations files

Open the
auto.master file.
Autofs configurations files

Mounting
information's should
be entered here.
Autofs configurations files

It specifies
This
Map represents
file havingthe to
when
mounting
information's
unmounted point.
about
the the
autofile
systems
mountedto be
filemounted.
system.
Autofs configurations files

Open the
auto.misc file.
Autofs configurations files

Mounting device
information's are
entered here.
Autofs configurations files

Key,Itthe name ofthe

represents the
It represents file
subdirectory
devicewhere
to be the
system type.
data canmounted.
be accessed .
Autofs configurations files

Now autofs service is

restarted.
Autofs configurations files

The contents of the cdrom

is now available in the
mounting point
/mnt/cdrom/cd .
Autofs configurations files

As soon as we come out from

/mnt/cdrom/cd the file system will
get automatically unmounted after
10 secounds.