Package:  util-linux
Version:    2.37.2-4ubuntu3
Severity:  wishlist

I can break the /etc/fstab into separate files in a directory, but /etc/fstab.d won't be read by default. I would have to use an explicit argument "mount -T /etc/fstab.d" but the -T (and the equivalent --fstab) are only allowed to be used by root.

I like the idea of splitting the fstab into files so I can compartmentalize the information and manage the files independently in GIT. When I install a new system I'd just plop the files into /etc/fstab.d and not have to use hacks like appending or patching, which make the contents of the file look like junk.

Could you please allow "-T /etc/fstab.d" to be work for users, and just exclude users from using other path-arguments? I suppose this would have to be implemented upstream of Debian, but I don't know how to file that.

References:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/168290/why-cant-mount-read-files-in-etc-fstab-d

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=663623

https://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=132740311801201&w=2

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