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At the terminal, log in as root.
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Open the /etc/fstab file for editing.
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Append the following entry to the file: /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb autofs 0 0
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Start > System Tools > Disk Management
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Select the device to be mounted and mount.
NOTES:
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/dev/sda1 is the name of the device whose file system you want to mount at /mnt/usb (this too is your choice!)
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autofs tells the mount command that the filesystem type should (attempted to) be detected automatically. If you want, you can explicitly specify a file system.
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In the options, DONOT specify the kudzu option. The kudzu option will cause /etc/fstab to be updated when the usb device is unmounted or unplugged. Thus, the entry will vanish after this. For more information regarding kudzu, use man kudzu at the terminal.
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In the options, please specify user and NOT owner. If you donot specify user, the DiskManagement will not show the USB device if this is launched by a non-root user (by default). The GUI for DiskManagement is actually a command called usermount that reads from /etc/fstab and displays a list. Hence, if user is NOT specified, the device will not show up in the list. Further, the user option indicates that ANY user can mount this device!!!
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For convinience, the DiskManagement can be added to the launcher panel (Start > System Tools. Right Click on DiskManagement and click on Add to Launcher Panel)