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== Investigation 3: Manually Mounting / Unmounting Partitions ==
'''Perform this investigation on the VM named ''<u>fedora2</u>''.'''
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.
# 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 the "mount" command in your Lab log-book.
# Issue the command'''umount /archive''' , then issue the mount command. What is different in 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 mount command to "re-connect" the '''/archive''' directory to your existing fedora2's file-system (refer to the section "Linux Command Online Reference" above).# List at least 2 advantages that you think this ''mount'' command would have from a Linux system administrator.
'''Answer the Investigation 3 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
== Investigation 4: How Partitions are Automatically Mounted Upon Boot-up ==
