On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:26:50 -0800 Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > devlabel creates a symbolic link between the physical device and a > mnemonic name (sort of like the way "/dev/cdrom" points at "/dev/hdb" > or whatever). It also reads the UUID from the device if it has one (it > creates one otherwise) and puts an entry in the /etc/sysconfig/devlabel > file that it can use later to recreate the symbolic link if the device > name changes (such as would happen if the USB bus changes). <snip> First, it helps if you have devlabel installed. I never even heard of this program before! This is a great tip! I've seen this question asked before and this is the first time I seen a workable solution for linking a USB device to a particular mountpoint. -- Vegetables are what food eats. Fruit are vegetables that fool you by tasting good. Fish are fast moving vegetables. Mushrooms are what grows on vegetables when food's done with them. -- Meat Eater's Credo, according to Jim Williams
