I noticed that ubuntu 7.04 switched to the UUID method for drives/partitions identification in fstab. I heard rumors that debian will soon do the same (or already does).
Even with google I couldn't find any *impartial* comparison of the two methods for identifying hardware. Since it seems to be what most distributions will do from now on, I wanted to discuss its benefits and/or flaws. Personally I don't see any point in using UUID=xxxxxxx instead of /dev/xxx (also beacuse to get the ID you need 'vol_id -u /dev/xxx'), but there are surely pros I'm not aware of... Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
