fstab file being overwritten

MacLin · 07-25-2004, 06:06 PM

Hi,

I have edited the /etc/fstab file on a number of occasions to mount my windows partitions on startup. This seems to work fine when using the reboot option. However, when I shutdown the computer and later restart it my windows partitions are not mounted. The reason for this is my edited version of the /etc/fstab has somehow been overwritten by the system.

Does anyone know what is causing this? Is there any other way to auto-mount the windows partitions on startup?

Any help greatly appreciated.

MacLin

osvaldomarques · 07-25-2004, 09:43 PM

Hi Maclin,
This is not an usual procedure. The /etc/fstab should be "system edited" only on installation. As you are talking, some startup procedure are improperly changing your fstab. I would suggest you to look at the startup scripts which are in the "/etc/rc.d/init.d" to determine if anyone is referring to "fstab". For example,

Code:

cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
grep -l fstab *

If any filename appears, edit it to see if it is editing the fstab. Also verify if "/etc/fstab" is a real file or it is a link to another, by entering

Code:

ls -l /etc/fstab

gizmogadgetus · 07-25-2004, 10:10 PM

If you have any lines with the option "kudzu" in them, they will be updated by kudzu(redhat or fedora only) on powerup.

MacLin · 07-26-2004, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the replies guys.

The problem was that I had "kudzu" included in the lines that mounted the windows partitions. I removed this word and the problem ceased.

I appreciate the help

MacLin