Thread: Terminal Commands for Formating,Mounting, and Browsing a second hard drive.

i running ubuntu 8.04 server , trying setup file server can store network files on it. running 2 hard drives in machine...one os , other trickily storage. questions follows:

1. best file format use doing ex. ext2, ext3, ntfs, fat, etc. commands need know accomplish this.

2. how browse second hard drive terminal server?

this guide:

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-home-fileserver

suggests formatting disk ntfs. way, if have move drive pc @ least accessible windows, if necessary.

format best? in terms of simple home file server, there isn't of difference among usual choices, ext2/3, ntfs, xfs, jfs, etc. advise against fat32 there file size limit of 2 gigs, if i'm remembering things correctly.

accessing server via terminal done through ssh. pretty need started:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-...configuration/

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