mountmanager deletes certain entries in fstab without creating a backup

[Ulrich Lukas]

Binary package hint: mountmanager

Using Kubuntu 9.04 RC for AMD64, latest upgrades, mountmanager 0.2.6-0ubuntu2

With this latest version of mountmanager, I can manage the most common mount types in /etc/fstab.

But certain entries in /etc/fstab are deleted when applying the changes /for the first time/ running the program.

No backup is created in this case, and only subsequent changes are included in the program's integrated history
(> "Tools" > "Restoration system"). There is no backup of the /original/ state of /etc/fstab.

These entries that I know of are deleted:
- NFS mount lines of the kind: "serverURL:/remoteDirectory /localDirectory nfs options"
- crypto mounts: "/dev/mapper/MappingName /mountPoint fstype options"
- comments

Some entries are displayed in the preview section of mountmanager, but are not saved to /etc/fstab.

I'd be happy to provide more information if needed.

[Konstantin Novichyonok (kivanov1992)]

That affects me too.
btw, I can't remember, what for I installed that mountmanager?
Anyway, it cleared my whole fstab.

[lavinog (lavinog)]

Just running mountmanager clears all comments from my fstab without asking the user about saving any changes.
Combined with running with admin privileges without the users knowledge, this is very dangerous.