ext2 check=[none, normal, strict] Sets the fsck checking level. debug Print debugging info on each remount. sb=n n is the block which should be used as the super-block for the filesystem. FAT-only check=[r(elaxed), n(ormal), s(trict)] Policy for allowed filenames. See mount(8). conv=[b(inary), t(ext), a(uto)] Performs DOS <=> UNIX text file conversions automatically. See mount(8). FAT, NTFS windows_names Linux filesystems have a larger set of allowed characters in filenames. windows_names restricts the set of allowed characters for the volume to only those acceptable by Windows; though FAT/NTFS are the most common use cases, this feature is not specifically restricted to those filesystem types. uid=n, gid=n Sets the user identifier (uid), and group identifier (gid) for all files on the filesystem. umask=nnn, dmask=nnn, fmask=nnn Controls masking of filesystem nodes. umask - user file creation dmask - directory creation fmask - for files only More detailed information about the fstab file can be found in the man page for Linux fstab; for other systems see below. NFS addr=ip ip is a valid IP address. See also mount (computing) mount (Unix) mtab References External links fstab man page from Linux fstab (5) - on a Ubuntu Manpage Repository Kfstab Configuration files Unix file system technology