7.16. Creating the /etc/fstab file

In order for certain programs to be able to determine where certain partitions are supposed to be mounted by default, the /etc/fstab file is used. Create a new file /etc/fstab containing the following:


cat > /etc/fstab << "EOF"
# Begin /etc/fstab

/dev/<LFS-partition designation> / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/<swap-partition designation> swap swap defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

# End /etc/fstab
EOF

Replace <LFS-partition designation> and <swap-partition designation> with the appropriate devices (/dev/hda5 and /dev/hda6 in my case).