{SOLVED] genfstab: command not found

theking2 · 2016-01-17 10:40:34

After a recent kernel upgrade I found out the hard way that my fstab wasn't configured correctly. In order to create a proper fstab I tried genfstab but the command is not found.

Which package should contain genfstab?

Last edited by theking2 (2016-01-20 19:34:20)

WorMzy · 2016-01-17 10:44:43

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … cific_file

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-01-17 11:57:27

theking2 wrote:

After a recent kernel upgrade I found out the hard way that my fstab wasn't configured correctly. In order to create a proper fstab I tried genfstab but the command is not found.

It is not advised to run the genfstab script after the installation has finished.

There used to be a statement to that effect in the Beginner's Guide but it has been streamlined recently.

Write the lines yourself with reference to fstab(5) & mount(8)

tom.ty89 · 2016-01-17 12:54:46

use "defaults" for the fourth field makes it a better day

theking2 · 2016-01-20 19:39:19

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

theking2 wrote:
After a recent kernel upgrade I found out the hard way that my fstab wasn't configured correctly. In order to create a proper fstab I tried genfstab but the command is not found.
It is not advised to run the genfstab script after the installation has finished.
There used to be a statement to that effect in the Beginner's Guide but it has been streamlined recently.
Write the lines yourself with reference to fstab(5) & mount(8)

Thanks! That is exactly what I did in the end. I ended up using the GPT labels instead of the filesystem labels.

Actually my knowledge of fstab is getting more and more old fasioned. I currently mention swap and boot only. As I have most other partitions in a ZFS there seems to be no need to mention the expicitly in fstab, they are mounted automagically. Also / and /tmp or /run/tmp seem no longer be needed in fstab. That is a step in the right direction but baffles me.

What is and what is no longer needed in fstab?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-01-20 19:53:35

theking2 wrote:

What is and what is no longer needed in fstab?

empty@Arch ~ % cat /etc/fstab
cat: /etc/fstab: No such file or directory

Not much...

atomikegg · 2021-08-08 20:39:32

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

It is not advised to run the genfstab script after the installation has finished.

Hm, but still in the installation guide.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/instal … le_systems

Slithery · 2021-08-08 20:55:55

atomikegg wrote:

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
It is not advised to run the genfstab script after the installation has finished.
Hm, but still in the installation guide.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/instal … le_systems

Please can you refrain from posting completely untrue and irrelevant information, especially in 5 year old solved threads.
Closing.

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