Yeah, I've had problems with it rewriting /etc/hosts
before also (and changing the order!!)

--- Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a very long-standing problem, much reported
> with no action ever 
> taken.     When it happens you must root-edit
> /etc/fstab and manually 
> correct it.
> 
> I think it is due to something entirely rewriting
> /etc/fstab and 
> fumbling hd numbers > 9 and destroying your 'pretty'
> columnar 
> arrangement and line sequence.
> 
> Also something rewrites /etc/lilo.conf and fumbles
> append statements 
> which include two hd? = ide-scsi statements (ie you
> have two CDROM 
> drives) by dropping the second one entirely.
> 
> I see absolutely NO need for any OS software to
> rewrite these two 
> critical files - they are user (well, root<g>)
> specified entirely, so 
> keep your prying fingers out, please.
> 
> -- 
> Ron. [Melbourne, Australia]
>     20030106 updates now available for Fastest
> Mandrake downloader 
> (English-only) from:
>     http://members.optusnet.com.au/ronst/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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