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Auto Mount SSD Fedora
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# Variables | |
UUID="d1b955f9-1fce-4139-8024-c424e37707db" | |
MOUNT_POINT="/mnt/extssd" | |
FSTAB_FILE="/etc/fstab" | |
BACKUP_FILE="/etc/fstab.backup" | |
FILESYSTEM_TYPE="btrfs" | |
# Check if running as root | |
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then | |
echo "Please run this script as root (use sudo)." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Step 1: Create the mount point if it doesn't exist | |
if [ ! -d "$MOUNT_POINT" ]; then | |
echo "Creating mount point at $MOUNT_POINT..." | |
mkdir -p "$MOUNT_POINT" | |
fi | |
# Step 2: Backup the /etc/fstab file | |
if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then | |
echo "Backing up $FSTAB_FILE to $BACKUP_FILE..." | |
cp "$FSTAB_FILE" "$BACKUP_FILE" | |
else | |
echo "Backup already exists at $BACKUP_FILE. Skipping backup." | |
fi | |
# Step 3: Add the UUID entry to /etc/fstab if not already present | |
if ! grep -q "$UUID" "$FSTAB_FILE"; then | |
echo "Adding entry to $FSTAB_FILE..." | |
echo "UUID=$UUID $MOUNT_POINT $FILESYSTEM_TYPE defaults,nofail 0 2" >> "$FSTAB_FILE" | |
else | |
echo "UUID $UUID is already present in $FSTAB_FILE. Skipping entry addition." | |
fi | |
# Step 4: Test the /etc/fstab configuration | |
echo "Testing /etc/fstab configuration..." | |
if mount -a; then | |
echo "Mount successful. The drive is mounted at $MOUNT_POINT." | |
else | |
echo "Failed to mount. Please check your /etc/fstab for errors." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Final Message | |
echo "Auto-mount setup completed successfully!" | |
echo "Reboot your system to verify the changes." |
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