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In Ubuntu 12.04, I finally figured out how to automount my password-protected NAS drive using fstab, but it stopped working after a recent update. I can still find the drive on the network, but after I login to the drive, the device name changes from volumeName to volumeName-

I don't know what would cause the extra dash from being appended to the name, but it seems to have confused the heck out of fstab.

Any ideas?

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With the volume unmounted, you could try entering sudo mount -a, which will attempt to mount everything in fstab. If there is an error, you will see it on the command line, and perhaps either figure out the problem, or add the information here. Also, if you don't figure it out, perhaps post the line in your fstab that you use for mounting. – Marty Fried Jul 16 '12 at 22:55
Can you tell us the brand and model of your NAS? – Bruno Pereira♦ Jul 16 '12 at 22:59
@BrunoPereira: Thanks, I just woke up from a nap - I think I should have waited to post anything until I was fully awake! :) – Marty Fried Jul 16 '12 at 23:00
@MartyFried no worries, we are here to add and learn, even if by missing simple details, now its time for my nap! – Bruno Pereira♦ Jul 16 '12 at 23:02
Typing in the suggested command yielded "Unable to find suitable address." I'm using a 2TB WD My Book Live, and I wrote about my experiences at length at link until I gave up and replaced Fedora with Ubuntu. I had it working for a time! – Pohjolander Jul 16 '12 at 23:25
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