<your favorite text editor> /etc/fstab (e.g. emacs fstab or vi fstab).
fstab is just a text file which mount reads when you give it a command and
which, I presume, the kernel reads on bootup and issues mount commands for
your main partitions.
DvB
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Hill, Andrew wrote:
> How do I edit the fstab without access to the xwindows system? which
> program?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roger Whittaker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 10:52 AM
> > To: Hill, Andrew
> > Cc: 'Newbie Linux'; 'Mailbase Linux Uk Help'
> > Subject: Re: your mail
> >
> > You need to edit /etc/fstab to make this possible
> >
> > On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Hill, Andrew wrote:
> >
> > > I have been trying to access my hda1/windows drives from a simple
> > user,
> > > not root, when I saw someone suggest logging on to linux as a single
> > > user system, linux -s, will this give me access to the hda1/windows
> > > drives?
> > >
> > > Dr Andrew Hill
> > > BSc, FRCA
> > > Department of Anaesthesia
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> > > 01273 696955
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Roger Whittaker
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