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the...@sys-concept.com
Jan 17, 2021, 3:30:03 AM1/17/21
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On one of my system I have in fstab:
/dev/sda4 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
and /home is mounted by default
On my new installation, I have in my fstab:
/dev/sda5 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
but on new installation /home doesn't mount by default, why?
On new installation, I created a user without "-m"
useradd -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash thelma
added to fstab:
/dev/sda5 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
but it doesn't mount by default.
xfce4 created new entry in /home /thelma
so I deleted the entry /thelma but manual mounting: mount /dev/sda5 /home
does not create directory /thelma manually under /home
When I mount manually /dev/sda5 /home all data is there but but trying login as user "X" gets a black screen now.
How to get back "X"
When I ssh and try to start it manually I get:
Fatal server error:
(EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 8 (Permission denied)
/dev/sda4 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
and /home is mounted by default
On my new installation, I have in my fstab:
/dev/sda5 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
but on new installation /home doesn't mount by default, why?
On new installation, I created a user without "-m"
useradd -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash thelma
added to fstab:
/dev/sda5 /home ext4 noatime 0 1
but it doesn't mount by default.
xfce4 created new entry in /home /thelma
so I deleted the entry /thelma but manual mounting: mount /dev/sda5 /home
does not create directory /thelma manually under /home
When I mount manually /dev/sda5 /home all data is there but but trying login as user "X" gets a black screen now.
How to get back "X"
When I ssh and try to start it manually I get:
Fatal server error:
(EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 8 (Permission denied)
the...@sys-concept.com
Jan 17, 2021, 3:40:04 AM1/17/21
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It should be:
dev/sda5 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
Stefan Schmiedl
Jan 17, 2021, 3:50:03 AM1/17/21
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"the...@sys-concept.com" <the...@sys-concept.com>, 17.01.2021, 09:34:
/dev/sda5 ...
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Neil Bothwick
Jan 17, 2021, 7:00:04 AM1/17/21
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On Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:22:22 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
> On my new installation, I have in my fstab:
> /dev/sda5 /home ext4
> noatime 0 1
>
> but on new installation /home doesn't mount by default, why?
What does syslog say? Is it even trying to mount, or trying and failing?
> On my new installation, I have in my fstab:
> /dev/sda5 /home ext4
> noatime 0 1
>
> but on new installation /home doesn't mount by default, why?
>
> On new installation, I created a user without "-m"
> useradd -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash thelma
>
> added to fstab:
> /dev/sda5 /home ext4
> noatime 0 1
>
> but it doesn't mount by default.
> xfce4 created new entry in /home /thelma
> so I deleted the entry /thelma but manual mounting: mount /dev/sda5
> /home does not create directory /thelma manually under /home
>
> When I mount manually /dev/sda5 /home all data is there but but trying
> login as user "X" gets a black screen now.
Your user directory won't be created automatically when mounting.
> On new installation, I created a user without "-m"
> useradd -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash thelma
>
> added to fstab:
> /dev/sda5 /home ext4
> noatime 0 1
>
> but it doesn't mount by default.
> xfce4 created new entry in /home /thelma
> so I deleted the entry /thelma but manual mounting: mount /dev/sda5
> /home does not create directory /thelma manually under /home
>
> When I mount manually /dev/sda5 /home all data is there but but trying
> login as user "X" gets a black screen now.
/home/thelma has to exist and be owned by the correct user. Permission
errors could be caused by your recreating /home/thelma as root and not
changing ownership.
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Neil Bothwick
WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
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