http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#INTRODUCTION states
The FHS document has a limited scope: Local placement of local files is a local issue, so FHS does not attempt to usurp system administrators. FHS addresses issues where file placements need to be coordinated between multiple parties such as local sites, distributions, applications, documentation, etc.
So for the sake of this HowTo there is no standard as we are talking about Local placement of local files is a local issue and the following is therefore to be seen as a suggestion not a requirement. You are the user/owner of the system and you should choose whatever structure is logical to you.
If you are the one and only user of the system - i.e. it is not a shared system - you can create your mount points in your home folder - nothing wrong. But if it is a shared system you should create the mount structure beginning from the root e.g. /data/name-of-mount or for removable devices /media/media-name.
The /mnt is a predefined location for temporary mounts - so avoid using it for permanent mounts - it can go oh-so-wrong.
Also avoid the /run location as /run is a volatile structure created as a tmpfs and will be removed at reboot or shutdown.
The following will use a substitute name for the root $mount mount e.g. /home/username or /data so replace with your $mount with whatever you choose.
$ lsblk
sda 8:0 0 223,6G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 60G 0 part
├─sda3 8:3 0 130G 0 part
└─sda4 8:4 0 33,1G 0 part [SWAP]
sdb 8:16 0 477G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 0 419,1GDepending on your computers hardware you might get other device names and partition numbers. Modify the following according to your output.
/data folderTo help yourself locating your folders easily you should use a consistent approach across your systems. When you share partitions across users it is preferable to use a location outside the /home structure and thus avoiding permissions issues across users.
/media folderSystemd uses a media folder located under /run to mount removable medias on the fly. The root folder /media is a folder commonly used for mounting removable media on a defined structure. Ubuntu and other distros used it and certain automount utilities use the folder.
If you define the mount outside your home e.g. /data you must also define the access control for the folder. ACL is a topic on its own so to keep it simple just set the permissions so everyone can use it. This is not necessary if you create the mount point inside your home
sudo chmod ugo+rwx $mountCreate a folder for the purpose (change all references to mydisk as you would want a more descriptive name). If you have several partitions you should name the folders with decriptive names - what ever you feel appropriate :)
$ mkdir $mount/mydiskReplace the Xy with the device and the partition number you found.
$ sudo mount /dev/sdXy $mount/mydiskTo mount it permanently on boot modify your /etc/fstab to include the partition on boot.
$ su -
# echo "UUID=$(lsblk -no UUID /dev/sdXy) $mount/mydisk $(lsblk -no FSTYPE /dev/sdXy) defaults,noatime 0 2" >> /etc/fstab
# mount -aIf your drive has more than one partition repeat above steps as needed adjusting for each partition.
It is not - try this
$ lsblk -no UUID /dev/sdb1
bogus-id-4e9e-403d-bbd0-72e62301e07cThis outputs the unique identifier of your partition. This is used in fstab to ensure the same partition is always mounted the right places. Now try this
$ echo $(lsblk -no UUID /dev/sdb1)
bogus-id-4e9e-403d-bbd0-72e62301e07cYou see? We got the exact same result but with this approach we include it in a command which writes a lot more info. Note that we can use a similar construction to get the filesystem type for the partition.
$ echo $(lsblk -no FSTYPE /dev/sdb1)
ext4To write this to a file we use a pipe - an arrow pointing to a file name.
$ echo "UUID=$(lsblk -no UUID /dev/sdb1) $mountmydisk $(lsblk -no FSTYPE /dev/sdXy) defaults,noatime 0 2" > test.txtTo avoid deleting the contents of a file we append to it with double arrow
$ echo "UUID=$(lsblk -no UUID /dev/sda2) $mount/myhome $(lsblk -no FSTYPE /dev/sdXy) defaults,noatime 0 2" >> test.txtHave a look at the file
$ cat test.txt
UUID=bogusid1-4e9e-403d-bbd0-72e62301e07c $mount/mydisk ext4 defaults,noatime 0 2
UUID=bogusid2-314f-40a9-b82f-a8fcfabbccb4 $mount/myhome ext4 defaults,noatime 0 2For network locations and removable devices which needs a specific location e.g. a backup device targeted in scripting read the article on using systemd mount units.