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Roger Creasy
Asked: 2018-05-24 09:49:09 +0800 CST

Does "mount /mnt/mountpoint" in a script use the settings for that mountpoint that are in fstab?

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I have a backup system that uses mounts that are put in place in fstab. I had a failure today because the mount was not there. I want to have my script check for the mount, then mount if it is not present.
i.e.

if mountpoint -q /mnt/mountpoint; then                                                                                                                          
   echo "`date` /mnt/mountpoint is a mountpoint"                                                                                                               
else                                                                                                                                               
   mount /mnt/mountpoint                                                                                                                      
fi

Given the above, will mount use the settings that are in fstab, or do I need to specify them in my script?

linux

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Yes, mount with one argument (which can be either a directory or a device) uses settings from /etc/fstab (at least it is so on Linux).

    Alternatively, you can ignore /etc/fstab settings and specify both device and mount point explicitly: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/mountpoint.

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