Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote: > > Didn't know where to report this. I looked at the source code, and it's full > of different names and email addresses -- so the Debian users list seemed like > a safe bet ... > > The "mount" command seems to be rather picky about the format of the > /etc/fstab file. > In particular, the "options" column. The comma-separated list of options > can't > just a separated by commas -- each option must be separated by a comma and a > space. > > Example: > > ------------------------ > (tao)hnine:/etc[503]$ cat fstab > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > #<filesys> <mnt pnt> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > /dev/hdb3 / ext2 defaults 0 > 1 > /dev/hdb1 none swap sw 0 > 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 > 0 > /dev/hdb2 /home ext2 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/sda1 /jaz ext2 defaults 0 > 0 > /dev/hda1 /dosc vfat defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/hdd /cdrom iso9660 auto, async, dev, exec, ro, suid, user 0 > 0 > /dev/fd0 /dosa msdos defaults, user 0 > 0 > > (tao)hnine:/etc[504]$ mount /cdrom > mount: block device /dev/hdd is write-protected, mounting read-only > (tao)hnine:/etc[505]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[505]$ mount # EVERTHING IS FINE HERE > /dev/hdb3 on / type ext2 (rw) > /proc on /proc type proc (rw) > /dev/hdb2 on /home type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hda1 on /dosc type vfat (rw) > /dev/hdd on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro) > (tao)hnine:/etc[506]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[506]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[506]$ umount /cdrom > (tao)hnine:/etc[507]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[507]$ cat fstab # IT'S CHANGED! -- SPACES AFTER COMMAS TAKEN > OUT > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > #<filesys> <mnt pnt> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > /dev/hdb3 / ext2 defaults 0 > 1 > /dev/hdb1 none swap sw 0 > 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 > 0 > /dev/hdb2 /home ext2 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/sda1 /jaz ext2 defaults 0 > 0 > /dev/hda1 /dosc vfat defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/hdd /cdrom iso9660 auto,async,dev,exec,ro,suid,user 0 > 0 > /dev/fd0 /dosa msdos defaults, user 0 > 0 > > (tao)hnine:/etc[508]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[508]$ mount /cdrom > (tao)hnine:/etc[509]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[509]$ mount # OH, NO! > /dev/hdb3 on / type ext2 (rw) > /proc on /proc type proc (rw) > /dev/hdb2 on /home type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hda1 on /dosc type vfat (rw) > /dev/hdd on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > (tao)hnine:/etc[510]$ > (tao)hnine:/etc[510]$ umount /cdrom > (tao)hnine:/etc[511]$ > ------------------------ > > There is nothing I can see in the documentation about this... > Can mount be easily changed so that it's not so picky? > > -- Harmon >
Spaces and commas should *not* work. How else do you suppose mount can read the file and know which fields are which? Each 'field' is separated by whitespace and that's how the file is parsed. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
