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diff --git a/chapter08/fstab.xml b/chapter08/fstab.xml index 60322d2da..439057b4f 100644 --- a/chapter08/fstab.xml +++ b/chapter08/fstab.xml @@ -1,18 +1,23 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> + <sect1 id="ch-bootable-fstab"> -<title>Creating the /etc/fstab File</title> -<?dbhtml filename="fstab.html"?> + <?dbhtml filename="fstab.html"?> + + <title>Creating the /etc/fstab File</title> -<indexterm zone="ch-bootable-fstab"><primary sortas="e-/etc/fstab">/etc/fstab</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-fstab"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/fstab">/etc/fstab</primary> + </indexterm> -<para>The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some programs to -determine where file systems are to be mounted by default, in which order, and -which must be checked (for integrity errors) prior to mounting. Create a new -file systems table like this:</para> + <para>The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some programs to + determine where file systems are to be mounted by default, in which order, and + which must be checked (for integrity errors) prior to mounting. Create a new + file systems table like this:</para> <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/fstab << "EOF" <literal># Begin /etc/fstab @@ -29,36 +34,35 @@ shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 # End /etc/fstab</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> -<para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable>, -<replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable>, and <replaceable>[fff]</replaceable> -with the values appropriate for the system, for example, <filename -class="partition">hda2</filename>, <filename -class="partition">hda5</filename>, and <systemitem -class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>. For details on the six -fields in this file, see <command>man 5 fstab</command>.</para> + <para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable>, + <replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable>, and <replaceable>[fff]</replaceable> + with the values appropriate for the system, for example, <filename + class="partition">hda2</filename>, <filename + class="partition">hda5</filename>, and <systemitem + class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>. For details on the six + fields in this file, see <command>man 5 fstab</command>.</para> -<para>The <filename class="directory">/dev/shm</filename> mount point -for <systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> is included to -allow enabling POSIX-shared memory. The kernel must have the required -support built into it for this to work (more about this is in the next -section). Please note that very little software currently uses -POSIX-shared memory. Therefore, consider the <filename -class="directory">/dev/shm</filename> mount point optional. For more -information, see -<filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the kernel -source tree.</para> + <para>The <filename class="directory">/dev/shm</filename> mount point + for <systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> is included to + allow enabling POSIX-shared memory. The kernel must have the required + support built into it for this to work (more about this is in the next + section). Please note that very little software currently uses + POSIX-shared memory. Therefore, consider the <filename + class="directory">/dev/shm</filename> mount point optional. For more + information, see + <filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the kernel + source tree.</para> -<para>There are other lines which may be added to the -<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file. One example is a line for USB -devices:</para> + <para>There are other lines which may be added to the + <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file. One example is a line for USB + devices:</para> <screen>usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=14,devmode=0660 0 0 </screen> -<para>This option will only work if <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> and -<quote>USB device filesystem</quote> are configured in the kernel. If -<quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> is compiled as a module, then -<filename>usbcore</filename> must be listed in -<filename>/etc/sysconfig/modules</filename>.</para> + <para>This option will only work if <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> + and <quote>USB device filesystem</quote> are configured in the kernel. If + <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> is compiled as a module, then + <filename>usbcore</filename> must be listed in + <filename>/etc/sysconfig/modules</filename>.</para> </sect1> - |