Accessing local and remote file systems Principles 11.. PPuurrppoossee At boot time, _L_i_n_u_x reads the file /etc/fstab. This file describe all partition and network volume will access. This file describe the following relation. +o Where do we find the resource ? +o Where it goes ? +o What type is it ? +o Which options apply ? The current menu present the first 3 lines and add the size (when available) of the partition. When the partition is of type _D_O_S, the _D_O_S drive letter is appended as a reference. 22.. NNoottiiccee Beware that the operation you are about to do only define the mapping between resources (hard drive partitions or network volumes) and your local file-system tree. Removing a line from this menu does not affect the data at all. On the other end, if you remove a line, and you reboot you will find an empty directory where you used to find the data of the resource. The data is still there, but the connection is not done.