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Auto Mount External Drive at Startup in Ubuntu Server 22.04

See: https://developerinsider.co/auto-mount-drive-in-ubuntu-server-22-04-at-startup/

sudo mkdir /media/usbssd

~$ lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,UUID,MOUNTPOINTS
NAME                      FSTYPE      UUID                                   MOUNTPOINTS
loop1                     squashfs                                           /snap/core20/1950
loop2                     squashfs                                           /snap/lxd/24322
loop3                     squashfs                                           /snap/snapd/19361
loop4                     squashfs                                           /snap/snapd/19457
loop5                     squashfs                                           /snap/core20/1974
sda
├─sda1
├─sda2                    ext4        94e62aba-77a5-45db-a9ba-ca358fa589df   /boot
└─sda3                    LVM2_member hXjBKC-htj8-a0Zn-El2e-C3Jk-Y24f-e3S0bN
  └─ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv ext4        0d6b481f-ec40-4951-b6d7-76ba4cde2dfb   /
sdb
├─sdb1
└─sdb2
sr0

How to Mount an External Drive on Ubuntu 22.04 Server

See: https://brightwhiz.com/how-to-mount-an-external-drive-on-ubuntu-22-04-server/

sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/loop1: 63.45 MiB, 66527232 bytes, 129936 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop2: 111.95 MiB, 117387264 bytes, 229272 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop3: 53.26 MiB, 55844864 bytes, 109072 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop4: 53.26 MiB, 55844864 bytes, 109072 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop5: 63.45 MiB, 66531328 bytes, 129944 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/sda: 1.82 TiB, 1999844147200 bytes, 3905945600 sectors
Disk model: Virtual Disk
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 299F1292-7D64-4846-83BD-CF8BD5034D74

Device       Start        End    Sectors  Size Type
/dev/sda1     2048       4095       2048    1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda2     4096    4198399    4194304    2G Linux filesystem
/dev/sda3  4198400 3905943551 3901745152  1.8T Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv: 1.82 TiB, 1997692469248 bytes, 3901743104 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used.


Disk /dev/sdb: 3.81 TiB, 4194304000000 bytes, 1024000000 sectors
Disk model: UDisk
Units: sectors of 1 * 4096 = 4096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: AB3F7F29-78F9-46D2-90C7-B2FC88C5E922

Device     Start        End    Sectors  Size Type
/dev/sdb1      6       4095       4090   16M Microsoft reserved
/dev/sdb2   4096 1023999993 1023995898  3.8T Microsoft basic data