Chapter 19. Persistently mounting file systems

Procedure

1. Find out the UUID attribute of the file system:

   $ lsblk --fs storage-device

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   For example, view the UUID of a partition:

   $ lsblk --fs /dev/sda1
   
   NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID                                 MOUNTPOINT
   sda1 xfs    Boot  ea74bbec-536d-490c-b8d9-5b40bbd7545b /boot

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2. If the mount point directory does not exist, create it:

   # mkdir --parents mount-point

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3. As root, edit the /etc/fstab file and add a line for the file system, identified by the UUID.

   For example, below is the /boot mount point in /etc/fstab

   UUID=ea74bbec-536d-490c-b8d9-5b40bbd7545b /boot xfs defaults 0 0

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4. Regenerate mount units so that your system registers the new configuration:

   # systemctl daemon-reload

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5. Try mounting the file system to verify that the configuration works:

   # mount mount-point

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