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[Hilton Gibson]

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On 19 January 2013 11:46, Wikus <mazal.wikus at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone ,
>
> Here is my line containing my home entry in /etc/fstab.
> Hope it helps
>
> # /home was on /dev/sda5 during installation
> UUID=c7be197e-b498-464f-8dab-**696117356245 /home           ext4 defaults
>        0       2
>
> - Wikus
>
>      _
>     | |
>     | |
>  ---   ---
> |J E S U S|
>  ---   ---
>     | |
>     | |
>     | |
>     | |   My King
>     ---
>
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> On 19/01/2013 11:20, Wesley Werner wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Bill.
>>
>> First thing is to make a backup of your fstab just in case.
>>
>> : sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
>>
>> As long as you dont alter the line for your /, the worst that can happen
>> is it will fail to mount your old home, and you can just edit and try again
>> :)
>>
>> sdb2 is an extended partition, its a 'fake' partition that holds other
>> partitions, as a work-around to overcome the 4 partition limit of
>> days-of-yore. The sdb6 seems likely the one you want to add.
>>
>> Perhaps someone here can reply with their /home line to use as reference
>> for you, Bill. Sorry I am not at any pc today, and likely not until monday.
>> :/
>>
>> Oh, and you dont have to use uuid's, those are suggested and very useful
>> in server systems where one may swap or add hard disks regularly, but the
>> old /dev/sdxy path is still supported and an easy alternative for home
>> users. Just be aware that adding a new disk, depending where on the cable
>> or bus, could alter your device points, i.e. Sda could become sdb (this
>> behaviour can be overidden via jumper switches on the drives).
>>
>>
>>
>>
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