Error: updfstab.conf Not Found

[sakiZ]

I have an error message that, while it does not seem to affect anything, is annoying.

On bootup I see the message display:

"/etc/updfstab.conf file or directory not found"

I can find no evidence of any such file in /etc.

This does not appear to be a critital file, but how do I either put the file back in or just get rid of this message?

sakiZ

[UnderScore]

What version are you running? Is this on a HD install of Knoppix or a running from CD Knoppix? You could try to find what file is pointing to it by using grep at the command line:
grep -iRn 'updfstab.conf' /etc/*

I hope this helps.
James

[sakiZ]

It's a HD install v. 3.7.

I'm at work so I can't do grep. But a little googling on the web revealed the updfstab.conf file points to the utility "updfstab" as is in:

updfstab - update /etc/fstab

to reflect removable devices

Maybe I just anwered my own question.

sakiZ

[sakiZ]

Ok, here is the result of doing:

grep -iRn 'updfstab.conf' /etc/*

grep: /etc/alternatives/btcompletedir.1.gz: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/gimp: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/j2sdk-config: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/moc: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/qt: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/rclock: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager.1.gz: No such file or directory
grep: warning: /etc/apache/conf: recursive directory loop

grep: /etc/cups/certs: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/classes.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/cupsd.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/knoppix.convs: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/cups/knoppix.types: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/cups/printers.conf: Permission denied
grep: /etc/knoppix/etc/cups/certs: Permission denied
grep: /etc/knoppix/etc/cups/knoppix.convs: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/knoppix/etc/cups/knoppix.types: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/knoppix/etc/cups/pdftops.conf: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/passwd-: Permission denied
grep: /etc/rcS.d/S99iptables: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/ssh: Permission denied

Is this helpful?

(I had thought I'd try looking at the CD to see if I could find the updfstab.conf file. It is not on the CD. Is this file needed? If not, I'd be happy with somehow just turning it off somehow.

I ran the updfstab utility. It gives me the same error message:

error opening /etc/updfstab.conf: No such file or directory

sakiZ

[sakiZ]

After reading up on what's supposed to go in the updfstab.conf file, I created a simple one with the following info.

No more error message!


symlink false

device cdrom {
symlink true
match cdrom
}

device zip {
match hd zip
match floppy "zip"
}



sakiZ