/boot partition isn't mounted, but everything works [SOLVED]

[srunni]

Hi,

For some reason, my /boot partition isn't mounted, even though everything is running fine. Anyone know what's going on? I have separate /boot (ext2), / (ext3), and /home (ext3) partitions.

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[frostschutz]

See /etc/fstab ... partitions are mounted, or left alone, according to the settings there.

/boot is only required for booting (i.e. loading grub and the kernel), it's not needed for things to work later on. So it is not mounted by default, but you can mount it anytime with 'mount /boot' (e.g. when installing a new kernel), if you have a proper entry for it in your fstab.

[srunni]

That was it - thanks for the help! I had the 'noauto' option activated for the /boot partition in fstab. I was installing a new kernel, so I just temporarily mounted it, since you said it's not necessary for regular OS operation (ie after boot).