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/ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
