Your message dated Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:29:48 -0300
with message-id <[email protected]>
and subject line Re: Bug#1141834: mount reports "your fstab has been modified,
but systemd still uses the old version..." though fstab modification was in a
prior boot
has caused the Debian Bug report #1141834,
regarding mount reports "your fstab has been modified, but systemd still uses
the old version..." though fstab modification was in a prior boot
to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.
(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact [email protected]
immediately.)
--
1141834: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1141834
Debian Bug Tracking System
Contact [email protected] with problems
--- Begin Message ---
Package: mount
Version: 2.42.2-1
Severity: minor
* What led up to the situation?
Nothing I did. It's been this way quite some time, perhaps since last year or
longer.
Tumbleweed was doing it too, but it stopped there recently.
Fedora at least was doing same. I don't remember if it stopped or not.
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
NA
* What was the outcome of this action?
NA
* What outcome did you expect instead?
NA
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (610, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 7.0.13+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages mount depends on:
ii libblkid1 2.42.2-1
ii libc6 2.42-17
ii libmount1 2.42.2-1
ii libselinux1 3.10-1
ii libsmartcols1 2.42.2-1
mount recommends no packages.
Versions of packages mount suggests:
ii nfs-common 1:2.9.1-1
-- no debconf information
To reproduce:
1-edit fstab
2-reboot
3-use mount command, e.g.
# ls -gGh /etc/fstab
-rw-r--r-- 1 13K Jul 10 09:46 /etc/fstab
# uptime
13:43:23 up 59 min, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.06, 0.03
# date
Fri Jul 10 01:44:22 PM EDT 2026
# mount /disks/deb13
Actual Behavior:
mount: (hint) your fstab has been modified, but systemd still uses
the old version; use 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload.
# date
Fri Jul 10 01:44:22 PM EDT 2026
#
Expected behavior:
#
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
* Felix Miata <[email protected]> [260710 15:05]:
# uptime
13:43:23 up 59 min, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.06, 0.03
# date
Fri Jul 10 01:44:22 PM EDT 2026
# mount /disks/deb13
Actual Behavior:
mount: (hint) your fstab has been modified, but systemd still uses
the old version; use 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload.
# date
Fri Jul 10 01:44:22 PM EDT 2026
These timestamps suggest that your system has problem with the
timekeeping. Please contact the resources listed at
https://www.debian.org/support to narrow down the problem. With the
information provided in this bug, it is not possible to help you.
In the meantime I'm closing this bug report. Please create a new
one using help from the user support channels, filed against the
correct package.
Best,
Chris
--- End Message ---
