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So far, we have simply assumed that when the Fedora OS boots-up, that its file-system is automatically available. In this investigation, you will learn how file-systems (or portions of file-systems) can be mounted or "connected" to existing file-systems. You will also learn how to unmount (or "disconnect") portions of file-systems from existing file-systems.
# Boot-up your '''Fedora2''' VM.
# Open a terminal and login as root.
# Issue the command called '''mount''' . This command provides information relating to various partitions (logical volumes) and corresponding "mount points" (directories).
# Record all of the information for from issuing the "<code>mount" </code> command in your Lab log-bookfor both '''lv_root''' and '''lv_home'''.What commands would issue to quickly obtain this information?# Issue the command <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight:bold">'''umount /archive'''</span> , then issue . Did anything happen? Issue the mount commandagain. What is different in Is there any difference with the command output?# View the online man pages for the '''mount ''' command. Using the information that you recorded in your Lab logbook for step #3, issue the <code>mount </code> command with arguments to "re-connect" the device <span style="background-color:yellow;font-weight:bold">'''/dev/mapper/vg_fedora2-lv_archive'''</span> directory to your existing fedora2the '''/archive'''s file-system directory (refer to the section "'''Linux Command Online Reference" ''' above).
{{Admon/note|File-System Type Option No Longer Required for Mount Command|When viewing examples online, you may notice that the -t option is used with the mount command to indicate the version or type of file-system to mount.<br />'''The -t option is no longer required for the mount command''',|}}