Here is my /etc/fstab file after I have added the line that let's any user mount /dev/hdb5 to /fc5. This works fine. Also I got rid of the Stupid LIST= things that mess up fstab. Here it is: # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details /dev/hdb7 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 /dev/shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 /dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /fc5 ext3 noauto,user 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,utf8,managed 0 0 /dev/hdd /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 This is my fstab after I plugged in my external hard drive to the usb port. /dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /fc5 ext3 noauto,user 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,utf8,managed 0 0 /dev/hdd /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 /dev/sda1 /media/usbdisk ext3 pamconsole,exec,noauto,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,managed 0 0 Notice the last entry in fstab This whole thing was added to the file by fstab-sync which is part of the automatic system. Now to keep things in synch I have been changing /boot/grub/grub.conf along with the fstab files So this is what it looks like: title Fedora Core (2.6.16-1.2108_FC4) root (hd1,6) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-1.2108_FC4 ro root=/dev/hdb7 rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.16-1.2108_FC4.img title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5) root (hd1,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 ro root=/dev/hdb5 rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.img title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4) root (hd1,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=/dev/hdb2 rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.358) root (hd1,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=/dev/hdb1 rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img title Other rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 As you see all the Anaconda LIST= are deleted. Here is what fstab for FC5 looks like after a simple install with no problems of any sort. [karl@k5di fc5]$ cat etc/fstab LABEL=/1234 / ext3 defaults 1 1 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 LABEL=\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\uffff\ swap swap defaults 0 0 LABEL=+\uffffQ\uffff\uffff@\uffff{\u03c1 swap swap defaults 0 0 [karl@k5di fc5]$ Notice the botched up swap files? I will fix the FC5 fstab too. It is simpler than the FC4 file. And notice it doesn't say it's using fstab-synch but I bet it is. /dev/hdb5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0 And above is the corrected fstab for FC5. It takes just a few minutes and it makes me happy to see these files that are basic to a Linux system written properly. Karl -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list