Arthur Dent <misc.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, 2014-03-23 at 16:20 +0100, Patrick Laimbock wrote: >> On 23-03-14 16:08, Arthur Dent wrote: >> [snip] >> > Sorry for the noise. I guess I should open another thread, but does >> > anyone know how to auto-mount an external HD ONLY if it's present? >> >> Have a look at the 'nofail' option (see man fstab). Or add the 'noauto' >> option to the fstab entry for that HD and try to mount the HD in >> /etc/rc.local only if it's present. > > Thanks - I tried the nofail option. This is the line I have now: > UUID=BCD0A565D0A5269C /mnt/Backup ntfs-3g nofail,auto,noatime,rw, 0 0 > but trying a mount -a with the drive NOT present gives me: > mount: /mnt/Backup: mount failed: Invalid argument > (I haven't tried rebooting yet). > > Any ideas? One of the arguments is missing and thus considered as invalid? You might make a bug report because this error message is misleading. -- Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
