On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 08:46 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 08:27 -0700, David G. Miller wrote: > > I usually don't bother with partition labels. If I add a drive to a > > system, I've usually found it easier to just change fstab to use the > > actual device for any affected partitions. > > /me too, twice over... > > > There's probably a good reason to use labels instead of devices but > > I'm not aware of what that reason is. > > Here's one example: If one were to be dealing with several swappable > drives (e.g. drives in those removable caddies), there's a certain > amount of ease that mounting via a volume name can be done without > having to figure out which particular /dev/hd parameter to use. Even > more so, if you're using those drives across several computers (that's a > lot of /dev/hd variations to keep in your head). > > And then there's managing a drive when the system's had a bit of a > stuff-up. You have to peruse around to work out which partition is > which, but you can very simply use a label to mount /home, for instance, > without having to care which partition it was on. If you want a stuff-up, try booting a system with two drives that have a /usr partition label. Your guess as to which /usr gets mounted. It's caused lots of grief at this end. I know what's happening and how to fix it, I'm just getting tired of doing it all the time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "lousy hunter" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
