fstab

[Bruce Marshall]

On Wednesday 25 July 2007, Ralph Alvy wrote:
> Is it possible to change the way Kubuntu treats fstab? Here are my
> concerns:
>
> 1. I don't like that Kubuntu attempts to fsck every visible patition on
> bootup. I only want it to fsck the root partition. I do not have separate
> partitions for various aspects of this installation, like usr or home,
> etc., but I find Kubuntu also wants to fsck my fat partitions, etc., on
> bootup. I'd like to stop that.

Huh?   Doesn't happen here.

>
> 2. I simply can't stand Kubuntu's rewriting of my fstab on bootup,
> dynamically creating labelled entries. I want total control over fstab,
> using traditional entries like /dev/hda1, /dev/hda2, etc., along with my
> own hard-coded mount points.

Double huh???

My /etc/fstab under Kubuntu feisty is dated  4-4-07 which is the date I 
installed feisty.    I've never seen fstab re-written under any conditions.