[Techtalk] Hot swap drive?

[Rudy L. Zijlstra]

Conor Daly wrote:

>
>-A    Walk through the /etc/fstab file and try to check all file  sys-
>      tems in one run.  This option is typically used from the /etc/rc
>      system initalization file,  instead  of  multiple  commands for
>      checking a single file system.
>                                                                                
>      filesystems  will be
>      checked  in  the  order  specified  by the fs_passno (the sixth)
>      field in the /etc/fstab  file.   Filesystems  with  a fs_passno
>      value  of 0 are skipped and are not checked at all.
>
>So all I have to do is set fs_passno = 0 for my removable drive.  Now, does
>this mean that it will never get checked (not even every 180 days or 32
>mounts whichever comes first)?
>
>Anyhow, for the first time in about 5 years, I have a backup... :-)
>
>Conor
>  
>
Actually, the options you want is noauto,user
This will have the following results:
- partition will not be mounted at boot time (noauto)
- partition can be mounted by user (user)

Rudy