The filesystem table, popularly known as fstab, is a system file in Linux. It automates the mounting of a storage volume and configures what permissions system users can have w… See more

The fstab file is located at /etc/fstab on most Linux distributions.It also requires root privileges in … See more

For various reasons, we may need to restrict access to a partition. Say we’re creating a company backup partition and don’t want users to be able to edit contents on that part… See more

It’s very important to make sure that the fstab file has no errors. We can test the fstabfile using the mount command: This automatically mounts all storage volumes recently ad… See more

In this article, we looked at the /etc/fstabLinux system file, its contents, and how they are defined in detail. We also discussed how the fstabfile can be used for enabling re… See more