Re: /dev/mapper

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Subject: Re: /dev/mapper
From: Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:48:21 +0100
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oded maimon wrote:

i wanted to know why the change to /dev/mapper from the old /dev/<device> ? why changing to links?


See the LVM HOWTO:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/

FC3 uses LVM by default, as it is more flexible than "old-fashioned" regular partitions. The HOWTO referenced above explains the benefits of LVM.

Paul.