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I can manually set each file to &quot;read&quot;, but before the upgrade I didn't have to do anything. I want to copy those files without having to change the permissions afterwards. 
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I can manually set each file to "read", but before the upgrade I didn't have to do anything. I want to copy those files without having to change the permissions afterwards.

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Sorry, I just see that in two instances my formulations aren't clear enough:<br />
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&quot;this works well on new installations but has not yet been sufficiently tested on <b>upgrading</b> systems with customized host files.&quot;<br />
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&quot;If possible, I only upgrade like once every two years - <b>by means of a fresh clean installation</b>.&quot;
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Sorry, I just see that in two instances my formulations aren't clear enough:

"this works well on new installations but has not yet been sufficiently tested on upgrading systems with customized host files."

"If possible, I only upgrade like once every two years - by means of a fresh clean installation."

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Maybe a possible workaround.. <br />
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Create a sym link to a copy of hosts..<br />

<pre><code id="code-1183246">ln -s  /etc/hosts.good  /etc/hosts
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Maybe a possible workaround..

Create a sym link to a copy of hosts..


ln -s  /etc/hosts.good  /etc/hosts


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I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 on my desktop. Since then, the hosts file resets on boot. How can I fix it to stay like it was before the upgrade? Now I have to edit it each time after a reboot. 
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I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 on my desktop. Since then, the hosts file resets on boot. How can I fix it to stay like it was before the upgrade? Now I have to edit it each time after a reboot. 

Ubuntu hosts resets on boot

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