How do i auto mount a partition??

[agoodliffe]

Almost the same as I posted above.

Firstly make a mount point for the partition.
(Lets say Windows..)

sudo mkdir /media/Windows

Then edit fstab

kdesu kate /etc/fstab

Add the following line at the end and save.

/dev/sda1 /media/Windows ntfs-3g	defaults	0   0

Then to test it do

sudo mount -a

Browse to /media/Windows to test if it worked.

The terminal takes a bit of getting used to especially if you've never really used it much, but it's well worth it. It's without doubt an extremely powerful tool once you get the hang of it.

Thanks I followed these steps and I am using Xubuntu 9.10

sudo mkdir /media/Windows

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

/dev/sda1 /media/Windows ntfs-3g	defaults	0   0

then it says bash: /dev/sda1: Permission denied

Any advice?
Thanks

[SuperSonic4]

Do you have a screenshot to show this?

[Zoot7]

Thanks I followed these steps and I am using Xubuntu 9.10

sudo mkdir /media/Windows

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

/dev/sda1 /media/Windows ntfs-3g	defaults	0   0

then it says bash: /dev/sda1: Permission denied

Any advice?
Thanks

Add the line in red above to the end of the file fstab, that you opened with gksu gedit, save it and close. I suspect you just typed it into the terminal; that's not going to work.