When using UUIDs or labels in fstab, they need to be marked: LABEL=whatever UUID=1234-ASDF-etc
Otherwise the system interprets it as a block device path as normal. On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > > Tomas, > > Now, fdisk -l shows (for /dev/sdc (yes, it changed again): > Disk /dev/sdc: 1.8 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disklabel type: gpt > Disk identifier: 104E50EF-09CF-435F-B1AE-5CD34E251F15 > > Device Start End Sectors Size Type > /dev/sdc1 2048 3907029134 3907027087 1.8T Linux filesystem > > In /etc/fstab is: > 104E50EF-09CF-435F-B1AE-5CD34E251F15 /media/data2 ext4 auto,users,rw 1 2 > > When I try to mount /media/data2 I'm told: > # mount /media/data2 > mount: special device 104E50EF-09CF-435F-B1AE-5CD34E251F15 does not exist > > How do I enter these drives in fstab so they always are mounted > (automatically or manually)? > > Rich >