3-3 Configure Systems to Mount File Systems at Boot by UUID or Label

Question 1

mkfs -t xfs /dev/xvdf1

Answer 1

Make file system

Question 2

blkid

Answer 2

List available block devices on system

Question 3

lsblk

Answer 3

List all attached block devices

Question 4

mount /dev/disk /mnt/mountlocation

Answer 4

Non-persistent mount
Mounting with the UUID ensures the appropriate mount is used
Add to /etc/fstab to mount persistently

Question 5

tune2fs -L labelname /dev/disk

Answer 5

Mount with file system label for ext

Question 6

e2label /dev/disk labelname

Answer 6

Mount with file system label for ext

Question 7

xfs_admin -L labelname /dev/disk

Answer 7

Mount with file system label for XFS

Question 8

mount LABEL=labelname /mnt/mountlocation defaults 1 1

Answer 8

Mount with label,

non-persistent; edit /etc/fstab for persistence

Question 9

mount -a

Answer 9

Mount all file systems in /etc/fstab

Question 10

umount -a

Answer 10

Unmount all file systems in /etc/fstab

Question 11

man fstab
search for defaults section
man mount

Answer 11

How to see what are fstab command defaults

see how else to mount, options

Question 12

fstab order
UUID_OrDeviceMount /mount/newdir xfs(file system) defaults 0(flag for dump command to use for backing up, 1 means enable) 2(incase of abrupt restart, in what order fsck check will run on, root / should be set to 1, swap can be set to 0 which means not to run on, and others can be set to 2,3,4 etc)

can be used by dump command to make a file system backup of the device

Answer 12

how to set up line in fstab

Question 13

mkdir /mnt/{newdir1,newdir1}

Answer 13

command and syntax to make two folders at once

Question 14

mount -a

Answer 14

mount everything listed in /etc/fstab file

Question 15

in /etc/fstab
start like with following partitions set to ID or Label
UUID=

LABEL=

Answer 15

mount file systems at boot to UUID or Label

Question 16

umount -a

Answer 16

attempts to unmount everything based on whats in /etc/fstab