linux uber-geeks help needed (fstab related)

[theFez]

I have a linux server and want to allow users to get to a data directory through ftp. I use proftp and this is on a FC2 box. I realize (now ) that chroot prevents following symlinks so i have run the command

mount --bind /data /home/user/data

and this works like a charm. Problem is I dont want to have to re-run the command after every boot. so.....

what would i add to fstab to give me that result?

I don't understand all the options allowed with fstab, so an explanation of what they mean would be greatly helpful!

[Rawb]

/data /home/user/data none rw,bind 0 0

There is the proper entry. If you are ever curious on saving any other mounts to your fstab, just check out /etc/mtab, the lines in there are the lines you currently have mounted, so you can just copy that over to /etc/fstab

[Latch]

aoeuhtn's correct.

'man mount' would tell you stuff too. It will give you a rundown on all the options and possible arguements to the command.

man's your friend

[bendsley]

damn, too late to post here, but yeah....aoeuhtns is correct

[theFez]

thanks!

im all about the man page but sometimes i need examples when things confuse me.

and of course i was looking in man fstab not man mount.

[vox_rox]

The "man" command is a wonderful thing on unix/linux and you should use it often. I am a linux newb, for the most part, and I find that "man" anything can solve about 90% of my problems. Still, it's nice when someone in a forum can help

Pierre

[bendsley]

and of course i was looking in man fstab not man mount.

not sure why you would want to mount a man. =)