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=== Mount ===
=== Mount ===
3.0 Create a mounting point for the new disk
3.0 Create a mounting point for the new disk
{{Note box|This method uses fstab to mount your disk and forces an fsck. This method ensures that the disk is up and available early and has been verified for consistancy. However, the side effect is if there is a fatal error with the added single disk or the entire added raid array, then the system will stop at the fsck step in the boot process. If this happens, you will be given an option to log into the shell where you can perform recovery operations or modify fstab to prevent the disk from mounting and continue without the disk so that you can rectify the situation at your leisure while allowing the core system to run.}}
A mounting point is just an empty directory that will link to your new disk.
A mounting point is just an empty directory that will link to your new disk.
3.2 Automount at boot time
3.2 Automount at boot time
<br>To automatically mount the partition at boot time, you need to add the following line to the file /etc/fstab
<br>To automatically mount the partition at boot time, you need to add the following line to the file /etc/fstab
This entry assumes among other things that you will be running user and group quota, the "1" indicates it is a disk that should be backed up with dump, the "2" indicates fsck should be run as a second priority. If you wish to modify these parameters, ensure you fully understand them as these are crucial to your system's operation.
It can be done in the text editor Pico
pico /etc/fstab
pico /etc/fstab
