linuxautomount

How to make usbmount use /etc/fstab configuration


I'm using a Debian wheezy stable and I'm trying to automatically mount a specific usb device in a designated directory when it's plugged (not at boot time or with the mount command).

I know how to mount my device in the directory I want with /etc/fstab and the mount -a command with this /etc/fstab:

UUID="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" /media/myFolder  ntfs  auto,exec,rw,user,suid,uid=1000 0 0

I also know how to use usbmount to mount a device when it is plugged.

My problem is that usbmount mounts the device in a folder /media/usbX and not in the directory specified in fstab.

I didn't find how to change the configuration of usbmount to make it respect the /etc/fstabfile.

Is it possible and if so how can I do it?


Solution

  • Check out MOUNTPOINTS in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf.

    # Mountpoints: These directories are eligible as mointpoints for
    # removable storage devices.  A newly plugged in device is mounted on
    # the first directory in this list that exists and on which nothing is
    # mounted yet.
    MOUNTPOINTS="/media/usb0 /media/usb1 /media/usb2 /media/usb3
                 /media/usb4 /media/usb5 /media/usb6 /media/usb7"