... Mounting File Systems from the fstab File When you first install Linux, the /etc/fstab file is usually set up automatically to contain information about your root file systems and other file systems. ... /etc/fstab file. Remote file systems (NFS, Samba, and others) can also contain entries in the /etc/fstab file to automatically mount those file systems at boot time or later by hand. Mounting File Systems ... file systems with mkfs View file system info with tune2fs/ dumpe2fs Use swap areas with mkswap, swapon, and swapoff Use fstab, mount, and umount to mount and unmount file systems Check file systems...