Re: fstab problem [FIXED]
On Mon 09 May 2022 at 09:34:56 (+1000), David wrote:
> The only reason to that <options>=defaults exists is so that
> a non-default value can be specified for either <dump> or <pass>,
> while not specifying any non-default <options>.
>
> Because there can't be a fifth or sixth column unless there is
> also a fourth column. "defaults" is just a dummy value for the
> fourth column.
>
> Using "defaults 0 0" is specifying default value for all three
> of <options>, <dump>, and <pass>.
>
> In that situation, they can all be omitted.
I think a jolly good default for field 4 is errors=remount-ro,
which I use everywhere (bar /dev/sr0), even where it results
in the tautological, but harmless, ro,errors=remount-ro.
Cheers,
David.
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