David Wright wrote: ... > I can only make two further suggestions: > > Copy fstab to fstab.new and edit that, which allows frequent saves > without side-effects. Then copy the new over the old when ready.
yes, that makes sense. thanks. i just keep forgetting about this annoying aspect and when it hits me it reminds me to go find what is doing it and ripping it out and then i can't find it and i get distracted and forget about it again. > If you're adding devices, include nofail in the options, in case > you make a mistake. i've been doing that since the change over to systemd borked my system all those years ago. songbird