# Linux mounts not seen by plexmedia server **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [April 6, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-mounts-not-seen-by-plexmedia-server/786363 "2022-04-06T04:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-mounts-not-seen-by-plexmedia-server/786363/4 "2022-04-06T06:27:35Z")
On most linux distros – Do not use `/media` as the parent directory. Gnome’s Nautilus and automounter claim exclusive use / ownership. By default, they define exclusive access for your username ONLY. Username `plex` will not be able to see anything in there. The solution is to define the mount point(s) in /etc/fstab and choose another place to mount. Please review: > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2): > > Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS This How-To is written to help with Internal and External drives. It also is written to demonstrate how to cope with NTFS and EXT4 formatted drives. By logical extension, any format supported by Linux can be handled using the technique shown here. In all cases, the goal is to give user plex permission to read your media files which Linux doesn’t allow by default due to its strict security model. We will walk through the steps needed … Once you’ve moved the mount point, you’ll be able to change the ownership and permissions back to normal. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-mounts-not-seen-by-plexmedia-server/786363)._