[clue-tech] /etc/hosts changing on Debian

[Angelo Bertolli]

Keith Hellman wrote:
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 02:24:35PM -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
>   
>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:19:30 -0600, Keith Hellman wrote
>>
>>     
>>> Try
>>>   $ sudo chattr +i /etc/hosts
>>>
>>> For details
>>>   $ man chattr
>>>       
>> I do the same thing to /mnt/* so I don't accidentally write before mounting.
>>
>>     
>
> And I've set immutable on /var/lib/alsa/asound.state so my system boots
> to a static sound state (muted), instead of whatever alsa (tried) to
> store on shutdown.
>
> I also use +i on short-lived files that I *really* don't want to
> accidentally erase...

I used to have that problem.  `alsactl store` seemed to fix it before, 
but since then the more recent installations seem to remember my 
settings anyway.

Angelo