Making /etc/fstab persistent in live-system

[Loïc Grenié]

2010/10/17 Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net>:
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Loïc Grenié <loic.grenie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     That would work but it has the annoying side effect that it becomes
>>  cumbersome to modify /etc/fstab afterward (the first person only wanted
>>  that his/her fstab would not be reset at each boot).
>>
>
> When did this "feature" come into play? That sounds really annoying (IMO).

   Which of the two features that /etc/fstab is reset or that
/etc/fstab is cumbersome
  to modify after a chattr +i ?

  - /etc fstab reset at each boot:

     It is "built-in" casper since at least Edgy. It's true only for
CD/USB key boot
  (I think). I reset it at each ubuntu upgrade of my USB key !

    Once again: for normal boot it is not true.

  - unmodifiable /etc/fstab if you set it immutable

     I think it's clear.

           Hope this helps,

                 Loïc