I ran a rootkit program and I reinstalled the OS.... unless.... perhaps the nasty is in my home partition. > > From: Technomage > Date: 2006/03/27 Mon PM 10:00:34 PST > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: hda2 error -> problem with fstab > > I have been following this thread for a while. > someone occurred to me just now: > > is there a possibility that the machine, in question, might be > "infected" (rootkitted, etc) and that is what keeps reverting the drive map? > > just a thought. > > > On Monday 27 March 2006 22:30, bmike101@cox.net wrote: > > So are you saying that it should look like this: > > > > > > /dev/hda1 / ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > #/dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > /dev/hda4 /home ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > /dev/sda1 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 > > # Dynamic entries > > /dev/hda3 /data ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > > But what about the fact that these partitons were not > > previously named this? Would this make a difference? > > > > What about the 'Dynamic entries'? Does that mean/do > > anything? > > > > Why is it behaving like this now and not before? > > > > > From: Jerry Davis > > > Date: 2006/03/27 Mon PM 06:48:50 PST > > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: hda2 error > > > > > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:08:32 -0800 > > > > > > wrote: > > > > I figured something out! When I was asked for my fstab > > > > I > > > > > > gave you all the fstab of the live cd. The fstab of > > > > the hd > > > > > > was: > > > > /dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > > > /dev/hda4 /mnt/hda4 ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > > > /dev/sda1 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > > > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > > > > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 > > > > # Dynamic entries > > > > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > > > > > > I changed it to > > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > > #/dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > > > /dev/hda4 /mnt/hda4 ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > > > > /dev/sda1 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > > > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > > > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > > > > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 > > > > # Dynamic entries > > > > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > > > > > > > When I changed it I had so hoped that this would fix > > > > it > > > > > > yet it did not! > > > > What else do I need to do? > > > > > > > > for your information here is my setup: > > > > hda1 = root > > > > hda4 = home > > > > hda3 = data > > > > > > well you are ALL screwed up. the setup you intended to > > > > have and what > > > > > if /dev/hda1 is root then you should have > > > /dev/hda1 / (not /mnt/hda1) > > > > > > if /dev/hda4 is home then you should have > > > /dev/hda4 /home (not /mnt/hda4) > > > > > > if /dev/hda3 is data then you should have > > > /dev/hda3 /data or /mnt/hda3 if that is where you want > > > > it > > > > > where in the world did you get the above fstab from? > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > From: > > > > > Date: 2006/03/27 Mon PM 05:19:18 PST > > > > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: hda2 error > > > > > > > > > > How strange; it happened again. I reninstalled the > > > > OS > > > > > > and, > > > > > > > > > as before, it loaded once. After it loads once and I > > > > > shutdown it seems to think that hda2 is back. It is > > > > as > > > > > > if > > > > > > > > > it won't accept hda1,3,&4 without 2. Does this make > > > > any > > > > > > > sense? I'll reload from the hd and look at fstab (if > > > > I > > > > > > > can). > > > > > > -- > > > Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown > > > Registered Linux User: 275424 > > > > > > This email's random fortune: If our behavior is strict, > > > > we do not need > > > > > fun! > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > > > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ > > > > plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/ plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss