Questions tagged [mountpoint]
A mountpoint is a physical location in the partition used as a root filesystem. Use this tag for any questions about mountpoints.
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Ubuntu 22.04 bash one-liner to identify device backing a LUKS volume?
I have a standard ubuntu encrypted lvm setup. /dev/sda3 is encrypted w/ LUKS. Inside that LUKS container is an LVM ( at /dev/mapper/dm_crypt-0 )and inside that LVM is a filesystem mounted from /dev/...
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Only an expert can solve this [closed]
I tried to mount my /dev/sdc HDD to /home.
Then I tried to create a symlink to /home because my sdc HDD is 16tb.
Basically, I got what I wanted, but now everything is complicated:
wget doesn't work.
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Add a new 16TB HDD and transfer the OS to it
I have 2x 4 TB and I bought another one of 16TB. I mounted it with the following commands:
cd /mnt/
mkdir data2
blkid /dev/sdc
fsck.ext4 /dev/sdc
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc
mount /dev/sdc /mnt/data2
lsblk
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Permission denied when running script, but correct file permissions and ownership are in place [duplicate]
I am unable to run scripts that I previously had been doing:
$ SCRIPT.SH
bash: /media/USER/PATH/bin/SCRIPT.SH: Permission denied
Checking the file permissions and ownership, that are as expected:
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Advice? External USB harddrive accidentally unplugged (no activity at time). Re-plugged, but `mountpoint`/`findmnt`/`lsblk` disagree if mounted?
[(This really isn't an unbuntu-specific question, but yeah...)]
So I just accidentally bumped and and unplugged the cable on an external USB harddrive.
There was no activity at the time.
It's btrfs (...
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Best configuration for multi-user and network storage that is git friendly
I'm setting up a new system that is running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The system has two storage devices: an SSD, and a larger HDD device. The SSD is for the boot partition and configuration, system and ...
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I am confused about --make-{shared,slave,private,unbindable} flags of the mount command
I am confused about --make-shared, --make-slave, --make-private and --make-unbindable flags of the mount command.
Can someone please explain in simple words , what each flag do ?
and what is the ...
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What are these mounted volumes and how to get rid of them (snaps?)
I'm using gnome on 22.04 for a couple weeks and these volumes have appeared on my taskbar.
They annoyingly stick around whether mounted or unmounted, and their names are unclear. I suspect they are ...
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What is the difference between the root folder "/" and "/media/username/ubuntu-root"?
I recently did some housekeeping on the file system of my workstation (Ubuntu 22.04). I used NCurses Disk Usage in the terminal to get an overview of the largest folders and files.
Amongst others, I ...
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I am new to Ubuntu, I have added mount points, but I dont know how to remove them
I have been using mount points for some of my drives, but, I have changed my available drives, and I I don't know how to list my current mount pints, to remove the UN-needed ones, or clear list and ...
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Disk naming clash. Disk name mysteriously changed from Global-Docs-Ext4 to Global-Docs-Ext41, now different from volume name Global-Docs-Ext4
HP ProBook 6360b, Memory 3.8 GB, Intel core i5, Intel HD graphics 3500, Disk 1TB, OS Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, 64 bit, Gnome 3.36.8, Window Sys X11
I have a separate partition on my Ubuntu laptop for ...
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Ubuntu Installation - Use As, Mount Point, and Device for boot loader installation selections
I am currently installing Ubuntu Desktop on my Windows 11 machine (dual-boot, not replacing Windows OS). I partitioned my disk in half so that half of it is for my Windows OS and the other half is ...
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Fixing , /var/snap/firefox/common/host-hunspell mount issue
I installed Firefox as a snap and it set my partition's mount point to , /var/snap/firefox/common/host-hunspell. Now, I'm trying to remove the snap installation of Firefox, and it will not completely ...
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How can i mount remote directory from server-B as local shares on server-A permanently
I would like to mount a directory from Server-B as local share on Server-B permanently.
I have used sshfs but when i reboot the remote server the session become disconnected
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How to output awk to pages instead of a list
Basically I have put my Linux system into read only so I've only got command line. I am trying to output all mountpounts so I can remount the system drive as rw I have awk statement that gives the ...
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Duplicate mount-points for external disks after 22.04.1 upgrade
Just did an upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 with my external storage disks connected.
The system generated mount-points:
'Computer'/media/'homefolder'/4TB-WD-ElementsS - turned into
'Computer'/media/'...
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how to reference different physical drive on linux command line
in Windows, if you have 2 physical drives using C: and D: and you're at
C:\
you can enter:
C:\ dir d:\folder1
to get the directory listing on the other drive. Is there an ubuntu/linux equivalent ...
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make file system accessible again
I'm new to linux, I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 replacing Windows OS.
In Windows I had 4 drives,
C, D, E, F
I have my files on drives E and F
while installing Linux,
I formatted and choose C drive ...
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Can there be a /work partition?
A user got 512 GB SSD and 2 TB HDD. The person asked me to install the Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS on SSD, keep 50GB as /opt, 32GB for /swap and remaining space as /home and the whole 2TB HDD as /work ...
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I think i need a hand with my Gparted partitions, maybe mount-points + automounts?
Hello Im looking to a simple way of using my 2 empty partitions i did format with Gparted, They seem unmounted and im not very sure about setting up the mount points and auto-mount, Im just arriving ...
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ZFS: Backup a disk with mountpoints that conflict with backup computer?
I'm working towards backing up a laptop running Ubuntu on ZFS. I have a backup server also running ZFS on some ancillary volumes (not the root).
I made a snapshot of bpool today and sent it to the ...
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GlusterFS Mount
I am using glusterfs version 9.2 and seem to be having the issue where a mounted glusterfs volume randomly unmounts. I have done some googling and it seems where a couple others have had the same ...
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How to make path specification of partition on 2nd internal ssd *short* -- easy to type?
I used the Disks utility to format my 2nd internal ssd. I added a whole-device partition without a name, and added a filesystem (ext4) name. Everything's working ok: it mounts at startup; the ...
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Harddisk partion
I only have one partition in my sda harddisk. I don't have an sdb partition. Changing the OS will delete all of my data.
If I create a new partition and copy my data there, will this work?
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my drive mappings have all gone away for some reason - i need help to restore them I really want them the same
my current fstab:
taichi:~:5014> cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
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# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <...
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Can't mount my external hard drive, PC is showing unknown error but it work properly with my TV
fdisk -l
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fdisk: cannot open /dev/loop0: Permission denied
fdisk: cannot open /dev/loop1: Permission denied
fdisk: cannot open /dev/loop2: Permission denied
fdisk: cannot open /dev/loop3: ...
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Long boot time, /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume not found
After I mount a hdd I am finding relatively long boot time on ubuntu 20.04.
On my PCI gen4 nvme, systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 10.499s (firmware) + 3.259s (loader) + 4.428s (kernel) + 8.384s (...
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How to get gvfs CD mount point from Terminal?
I am writing a small bash script to automate transcoding CD's, which I would also like to make publicly available. For that I need to get the path where the CD is mounted by gvfs (on my machine /run/...
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Mounting two external hard drives on the same point
I have been using Linux installed on an external hard drive (lets say A) for a year, so everytime my hard drive was connected i could use linux and when it wasnt i could use windows.
Now i have taken ...
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fstab automatically creates mount points
As mentioned here, "you must create the mount point before you mount the partition." But after adding the following lines in fstab and rebooting the system
/dev/sdxy /media/user/...
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Move home second user to another disk
I have got three hard discs.
Ubuntu 20.04 installed on the SSD disc.
I have moved the home of user1 to sdb1. That works.
How do I make the homedir of user2 point to sdc1?
fstab:
UUID=uudi-sda1 / ...
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Mount point of Samba via Xfce [duplicate]
What directory does Xfce use when it mount Samba connection via own GUI File Manager (NetWork)?
I try to look /mnt, /media. They are empty.
I just want to use this mount point in a script and don't ...
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You are running in emergency mode
I attempted to change the name of a mount point using Disks app. After rebooting I got this message:
I don’t care about editing the mount point names. All I want is to get my HHD up and running again....
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drive mountpoint automatic renaming
What is causing this to happen every few months?
BackinTime: "Can't find Snapshots location!"
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Ubuntu 18.04 installation, 2nd large disk not used
Installed Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit on laptop with 2 drives but installation did not go as planned. While I did make a 169 GB partition on my 2nd drive, Ubuntu didn't use it and stuffed everything: ...
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Delete mounting points
I primarily using Ubuntu (16.04) but have also Win10 installed. Recently I need Windows more often and switch between the two OS. I have two partitions with the operating systems (C for Win and '...
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18.04.4 Ubuntu won't launch in Virtual Box 6.1
I am taking a Cyber Security class at the local college and am a little experienced in IT. I have loaded Ubuntu 18.04.4 into Virtualbox 6.1 on a Windows 10 HP laptop. The HP has a i7 7500u processor ...
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I don't see a 3TB disk
I have 2 disks in my PC: one is 1TB where I have installed Lubuntu and another one 3TB (empty for now).
I see both disks correctly in Disks, Gparted and KDE partition manager. But I can not make it ...
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Using Previous Directories in Reinstalling Ubuntu 19.04
I separated /home and /opt from / in the previous Ubuntu 19.04 installation. Now Ubuntu doesn't boot and I am trying to reinstall it. Can I use the previous /home and /opt in the current installation?
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Dosen't my computer has other partitions mounted?
I have an Ubuntu 18.04 loaded on my machine. I recently got a little mixed up and have made new partitions by making the others a little small. But now I have to delete them but not finding the way. I ...
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How to remove files hidden under /tmp mountpoint?
I recently created a RAM /tmp by adding this to /etc/fstab:
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime 0 0
Everything works fine, and in theory the system runs faster now, but at boot time /var/...
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Mount / unmount storage device what happens to files
I have problems understanding the following.
In /etc/fstab I've mounted an external storage volume with:
//xyz.backup.com/backup /home/me/external_backup_volume cifs user=xyz,password=xyz,users 0 0
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Mounting .img-file early in boot process
I have a rather unusual scenario. There is a ntfs-harddrive in my computer which I would like to mount, which isn't difficult on its own.
But there is an .img-file on said harddrive which I would ...
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how to mount NAS path \\yesh\fodlername on my linux server [duplicate]
I need to mount \yesh\fodlername NAS path on my linux server i am unable to do that using mount command, please help me over this.
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How can I undo a "read only file system" to make its directories valid?
19 March 2019 introduction
My computer has 2 drives, I use the 2nd for file storage and the 1st for the OS. Been unable to access the 2nd's contents. I get the following message clicking on it:
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How to mount a specific directory from a partition(not the entire partition) onto mount point (say /home)?
here is what i want to do:
I used to have only one distro installed, so i had a fstab entry like:
UUID=dccfc257-7039-4dba-9a2f-469f6bbc5fbf /home ext4 nodev,nosuid 0 2
now I installed ...
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Change permissions of windows mounted folder from linux [closed]
I mounted windows share to linux(rhel7) using
mount -t cifs -o username=<share user>,password=<share password> //WIN_PC_IP/<share name> /mnt
I successfully mounted it. From Linux ...
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What mount point should I use for HDD if I install /, swap and /home on SSD?
I'm a complete beginner so please bear with me.
My desktop has 500GB of SSD and 2TB of HDD - I want to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu on it. I've installed Windows 10 so now I have ~260GB SSD and ~...
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Google Drive Nautilus Mount Point
As per this article, I am able to get nautilus integration with google drive and can manually copy files into google drive via the GUI, however I would like to be able to write a small shell script to ...
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