On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 08:40 -0700, Michael A. Peters wrote: > On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 10:03 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > In the latest Linux Journal in the etc/rant column the author makes an > > interesting suggestion that I think the Fedora people should consider. > > He points out the problem of associating entries in the fstab file with > > a LABEL-/. If one runs more than one Linux version more than one > > partition might have this label. > > > > I would like to make the suggestion that the Default Label be more > > descriptive. The author suggests something like FC%32ROOT. > > > > Where would be the correct list to send such a suggestion? > > The fedora-developers-list maybe. > > It should be noted that this is only a problem when you move disks from > one system to another. Of course people do that. Move disk that is. > > When you already have disks with those labels, anaconda sees them - and > does not use them. I am not sure I believe that but I cna't prove it. > > I will pick up the latest Linux Journal and see what the article says - > but to be honest, it sounds like he is ranting without even having tried > it. > > If I recall, anaconda allows you to specify the label as well. At least > I think it use to. Using the mount point for the label only happens by > default when another partition does not already have that label. > I can't remeber that hte label can be specified separate from the mount point. But maybe it can be in FC5. I will be installing FC5 again next week so I will check that. BUt I wasn't trying to start an argument . I just asked on what list coulod this question be raised. If it shot down it will be shot down. -- ======================================================================= There is a natural hootchy-kootchy to a goldfish. -- Walt Disney ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
