Sharon Kimble wrote: > Thanks for replying Darac. ... >> It might be helpful to see the relevant lines from your /etc/fstab. >> > - --8<--------------- current fstab ---------------start------------->8--- > /dev/sda2 /mnt/backb ext4 defaults,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 > 2 > /dev/sdb2 /mnt/backa ext4 defaults,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 2 > - --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > because the system originally showed this > > - --8<--------------- original fstab ---------------start------------->8--- > /dev/sda2 /mnt/backa ext4 defaults,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 > 2 > /dev/sdb2 /mnt/backb ext4 defaults,nofail,x-gvfs-show 0 2 > - --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > but for some reason it mounted backb on /dev/sda2 so to regain access I > changed it to what is currently showing in fstab.
um, that is a prime example of why UUIDs or LABELS should be used instead of what you have there because /dev/sdXY names can change after a reboot or a device gets disconnected and reconnected. ... you can use blkid to give you the UUID and if you've given the partition/filesystem a LABEL it will also report that. update your fstab to use either of those. songbird
