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While the command "sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/sdc1 /home/external3" mounts the hfs file system on the /home/external3 directory on my Ubuntu server, I don't understand how to get it to mount at boot. In other words, if I reboot, I lose connection to the external hfs file system.

I should note that my other external file system (ext4) mounts just fine at boot.

I've tried different configurations in /etc/fstab, but to no satisfactory end.

What am I doing wrong?

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I'm by no means an expert, but I would think adding the following to /etc/fstab should mount at boot:

/dev/sdc1 /home/external3 hfs defaults 0 0

That being said, I would probably find the UUID of your external hfs drive

sudo blkid

and use that instead, i.e.

UUID= /home/external3 hfs defaults 0 0

I also read somewhere that you might need to try hfsplus instead of hfs as the file system.

What is the line you've added to fstab? Including that might help.

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  • Thanks, I tried your suggestions, but so far, no dice. In fstab, I have the following external drive config fo my ext4 file system: /dev/sdb1 /home/external2 ext4 defaults 0 0. When I attempt to automount my hfs file system, I use this in fstab: /dev/sdc1 /home/external3 hfsplus defaults 0 0. I have also tried it with the UUID instead of /dev/sdb1 or sdc1, but still no joy.
    – user98496
    Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 18:03

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