[SOLVED] Disable automount for /windows

[stefanofalone]

Hi everyone,
I've recently installed ubuntu 10.04 on a machine with MS Vista. Initially, I decided to use a fat32 partition (mounted at /windows) for storage of files used by both Ubuntu and Vista. Then, I saw that Ubuntu can read/write on NTFS partitions, so I deleted my fat32 disk space.
Now, Ubuntu tries to mount that partition and during the boot of the Gnome environment, it says that /windows cannot be mounted. If I press S (skip), the desktop can be loaded normally but I would like to delete all references to that partition. Could anyone help me, please? Thank you very much in advance. Stefano

[ptkobe]

You'll probably have to remove a line in /etc/fstab. The one that has /windows as the second item.

But how did that line was written there in the first place, I wonder. Maybe it's not that. Did you create the partition during the install process? or before?

Any way, if you have that line, instead of removing it just now, place a # in the beginning of that line (make it a comment) first. Then reboot.

Be specially careful to not change anything else. Really

see man fstab

Regards
Luis

[devils casper]

Just put #sign before line having /windows work in /etc/fstab file. Save file and execute sudo mount -a command. Check if it throws any error.
Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

Edit and save file.
Execute this

sudo mount -a

Post error message here, if any.

[stefanofalone]

ptkobe solved my problem so I did not try devils casper's solution.
for ptkobe: I created that partition during the installation, then I realized that 10.04 can handle read/writing process onto NTFS partition. As I saw that, I immediately deleted that partition but fstab went on trying to mount it at /windows during boot.

Thank to both of you, guys.
Stef