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How do you mount a drive in Ubuntu Core? Can you use the fstab? Or is there another way? I don't want to get started an realise you cannot mount an external drive.

When you're in the fstab, it says not to manually write it and to go to /etc/writable but how do you add the fstab? HERE BE DRAGONS I fear

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    ...fstab should work, as well as the mount command.
    – mikewhatever
    Nov 26, 2016 at 13:34
  • I am not sure what answer do you expect. Does mikewhatever's reply satisfies you?
    – Hi-Angel
    Nov 26, 2016 at 15:13
  • I need to know how to edit the fstab as you're warned not to do it
    – eekfonky
    Nov 26, 2016 at 15:33
  • /etc/writeable does not exist on my 16.04, and fstab contains no such warning. What OS are you running?
    – ubfan1
    Nov 26, 2016 at 16:28
  • Ubuntu Core 16. Not standard Ubuntu
    – eekfonky
    Nov 26, 2016 at 16:28

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use the systemd to mount a drive on Ubuntu Core 16.04:

Step 1: Identlify your uuid by using

sudo blkid

Step 2: Using "vi" or another editor create a mount unit file for systemd to use. If you want the mount point to be "/media/data" then create the file "/etc/systemd/system/media-data.mount"

sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/media-data.mount

Step 3: Add information about your drive to the mount unit file (media-data.mount)

[Unit]
Description=Mount unit for data

[Mount]
What=/dev/disk/by-uuid/4E1AEA7B1AEA6007
Where=/media/data
Type=ntfs
Options=umask=0000

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 4: reload systemd

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Step 5: Start the unit

sudo systemctl start media-data.mount

Step 6: To enable auto mount do:

sudo systemctl enable media-data.mount

Step 7: Have fun.

Information sources:

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/zesty/man5/systemd.mount.5.html

https://flexion.org/posts/2016-12-raspberry-pi-3-powered-nextcloud-box-on-ubuntu-core/

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    Years later, in 2022, I stumbled across this answer you supplied. I haven't seen anything else on the web that correctly answers/addresses this issues as it relates to Ubuntu Core. Thank you for taking the time to provide such clear/concise and most importantly, accurate, information!
    – Angelo M
    Jun 30, 2022 at 4:43

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