* Navigate to the "etc" directory with the "cd" command and make a backup of the current fstab file.

cp /fstab /fstab_bak

* Using a preferred file editor (i.e. vi, nano), open the fstab file.

* Near the bottom of the and after the other fstab entries, add the following:

* Now save the fstab file and exit the editor.

* Navigate to the /media directory and create a "usbdisk" directory. This is where the external drive will be mounted, this is called a "mount point".

* Make sure the external drive USB cable is connected to the server and is powered up.

* Reboot the server.

* Start a "terminal" session login as the "root" user ID.

* To manually mount the external drive issue the following command:

* The system reads the fstab, when it finds a line entry with the label "usbdrive", it mounts the drive the mount point, "/media/usbdisk".