fstabdriven
Fstabdriven is a term used in some technical discussions to describe software, configurations, or operational patterns whose behavior is driven by the entries in the Unix/Linux /etc/fstab file. In this usage, the fstab's definitions of device, mount point, filesystem type, and mount options serve as the primary source of truth for how storage is mounted and accessed on a system.
Practically, fstabdriven systems read /etc/fstab during boot or on demand to determine which filesystems to mount,
Use cases include environments requiring reproducible mount configurations across machines, disaster recovery scenarios where a known
Advantages include predictability, ease of audit, and compatibility with existing tooling. Limitations include sensitivity to edits
Implementation patterns range from simple startup scripts that parse /etc/fstab and issue mount commands, to systemd