fstab reset?!

[aaronk42]

So here's a weird thing...I modify my fstab file so that I can access my Windows partition. All is well and good. It works just fine. But if I reboot, then fstab is mysteriously restored to its unmodified state. Why is this? How can I stop it? I'm getting a bit sick of adding a line to it every time I want to mount my Windows drive.

[JohnT]

What application are you editing it in?

[aaronk42]

Kate, usually. Although the choice of editor hasn't seemed to matter.

[JohnT]

Do you have write permission? Are you "Saving As"?

[aaronk42]

Yes. I have to be logged in as root to save fstab, I know. No, I'm not Sav[ing] As. So that's not the problem, either. I'm really rather stumped as to why this would be happening.

[JohnT]

" No, I'm not Sav[ing] As."

Try it.

[aaronk42]

I tried Save As rather than just Save. I don't know what difference it could possibly have made, but I tried it nonetheless.

It didn't work.

fstab is still being restored to its old state after reboot. Argh! :confused:

[bwkaz]

After you edit it, open a terminal and (as root) do a chattr +i /etc/fstab. This sets the immutable bit on fstab, so that nothing, not even stuff done by root, can change it.

If you ever want to change it yourself, you can chattr -i /etc/fstab before editing it, and then +i it again afterwards.

My guess is that there's an init script running that's setting it back to something, but I don't know what's running or what it's setting it to. Setting immutable on that file should give you an error when the init script (or whatever) tries to change it.