On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 10:02:05PM +0200, Pasha R wrote: > It appears that mkswap does have a -L option, though undocumented in man > page. Using it fixed my problem. > > BTW, how do you set label in fdisk? I tried that, but could not find an > appropriate option. from the "m" command ("m" for "help" :-) ) "t" change a partition's system id The type for linux swap is "82" -- "The only system which is truly secure, is one which is switched off and unplugged, locked in a titanium lined safe, buried in a concrete bunker, surrounded by nerve gas and very highly paid armed guards. Even then, I wouldn't stake my life on it" - Gene Spafford http://kinz.org http://www.fedoranews.org Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.