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Have a disk NOT mount by default
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There are files in the UNIX side of OS X that take care of the automount whenever a drive is attached to the 1394a (Firewire) and USB ports. I forget the name of the file, but you can definitely find it and comment it out (which I don't recommend).
However, if you want to automount it, you can't use what is normally done on UNIX/Linux systems because Apple found it to be a security flaw (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) so using fstab is out of the question, but I believe you can still use it.
Hope this helps clarify. I'll add another post when I figure out what files you need to modify. Worst comes to it, you can search www.macosxhints.com. A lot of smart *nix guys put hints and tricks up on doing things you may or may not want.
However, if you want to automount it, you can't use what is normally done on UNIX/Linux systems because Apple found it to be a security flaw (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) so using fstab is out of the question, but I believe you can still use it.
Hope this helps clarify. I'll add another post when I figure out what files you need to modify. Worst comes to it, you can search www.macosxhints.com. A lot of smart *nix guys put hints and tricks up on doing things you may or may not want.
thanks man!
found this:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090811124320441
i think ill try with fstab.
its not an external volume, i have two systems installed on both my computers and i dont want the 2nd system mounted at all when i boot. just for the sake of it. i think this script will do
found this:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090811124320441
i think ill try with fstab.
its not an external volume, i have two systems installed on both my computers and i dont want the 2nd system mounted at all when i boot. just for the sake of it. i think this script will do
Glad to help.
I've only used fstab for the auto-mounting (mainly on Fedora and CentOS), and I've never seen it done for automatic non-mounting, so I'm interested to see if it works.
I've only used fstab for the auto-mounting (mainly on Fedora and CentOS), and I've never seen it done for automatic non-mounting, so I'm interested to see if it works.