Ubuntu 16.04: Mount USB storage on boot

Ubuntu 16.04: Mount USB storage on boot

Use blkid (sudo required) to determine blkid info

$ sudo blkid
<device>: <uuid> <fstype>

Grep UUID of USB device attached to /dev/sdh1.

$ sudo blkid | grep "^/dev/sdh1:"
/dev/sdh1: UUID="e801fc70-a741-48da-b82d-d55b7668a573" TYPE="xfs"

Add UUID mount entry to /dev/fstab.

$ echo 'UUID="e801fc70-a741-48da-b82d-d55b7668a573" /mnt xfs defaults 0 0' \
| sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

Now USB device can be mount automatically on boot.

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