Bug#1107594: please have a more helpful boilerplate for /etc/fstab
Package: debootstrap
Version: 1.0.141
Severity: wishlist
This is a true wishlist report for user convenience. Please don't touch
before the trixie release.
Currently, /etc/fstab is initialized with a plain "UNCONFIGURED
FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM" line.
Normal Debian systems have this:
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# systemd generates mount units based on this file, see systemd.mount(5).
# Please run 'systemctl daemon-reload' after making changes here.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
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As someone who is having a hard time writing proper fstab entries after
30 years of Unix experience, may I suggest something in this direction
that might be helpful in filling the file, maybe:
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# UNCONFIGURED /etc/fstab FOR BASE SYSTEM CREATED BY DEBOOTSTRAP
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
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Thanks for your consideration. Should you decide to stay with the
original wording, I'm fine with that. I have still a few years left to
learn how to write a proper fstab file.
Greetings
Marc
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