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===USB Disks===
===USB Disks===
{{Warning box|NTFS partitions are not supported, please use either fat32/vfat or ext2/ext3}}
{{Warning box|NTFS partitions are not supported, please use either fat32/vfat or ext2/ext3}}
====Introduction====
====Introduction====
=====The Problem=====
=====The Problem=====
SME will automatically mount connected USB disk drives into the /media folder.
SME will automatically mount connected USB disk drives into the /media folder.
Auto-mounting will be performed based on the specific USB port used to connect your drives unless you use another method to specify mount points.
Auto-mounting will be performed based both the specific USB port used to connect your drives and the order in which they are connected unless you use another method to specify mount points.
Imagine this example:
Imagine this example:
* Connect USB 'B' to the first USB port without disconnecting USB 'A'. USB 'B' is assigned to /dev/sdd
* Connect USB 'B' to the first USB port without disconnecting USB 'A'. USB 'B' is assigned to /dev/sdd
* Leave both drives connected and re-boot. USB 'B' is now connected to /dev/sdc, while USB 'A' is connected to /dev/sdd!
* Leave both drives connected and re-boot. USB 'B' is now connected to /dev/sdc, while USB 'A' is connected to /dev/sdd!
In one case, SME automatically mounted my USB drive in /media/DiskLabel, but, since the resulting automatic entry in /etc/fstab depended on the assigned device, the next drive I connected was also mounted in /media/DiskLabel, even though it had a completely different label!
=====The Solution=====
=====The Solution=====
LABEL=Disk2 /mnt/backup ext3 defaults
LABEL=Disk2 /mnt/backup ext3 defaults
LABEL=Disk3 /mnt/backup ext3 defaults
LABEL=Disk3 /mnt/backup ext3 defaults
====Supported FileSystems====
====Supported FileSystems====
The 'local' event will run each time your server boots up. If you connect or disconnect a drive and need to re-mount it you can re-run your auto-mount commands using:
The 'local' event will run each time your server boots up. If you connect or disconnect a drive and need to re-mount it you can re-run your auto-mount commands using:
signal-event local
signal-event local
====Mount your disks automatically when connected====
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====More Information====
====More Information====
* There is a contrib for managing USB disks: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35466.0
* There is a contrib for managing USB disks: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=35466.0
