On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:27:55 -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: (...)
> I'm looking for reliable information on how UUIDs are generated, and how > their uses is intended within Squeeze, so that I can puzzle out what I > might be doing wrong. There a FAQ about UUID here. While focused on Linux Mint, I think pretty much fits for Debian, also: *** UUID - what is it and why is it a problem http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/UUID_-what_is_it_and_why_is_it_a_problem *** In brief, it seems that chanching/resizing/formatting partitions can lead into UUID being modified. If that's true, it seems scaring :-/ There are other options we can use to identify/mount our devices, say "label, "id" and "path" (ls -l /dev/disk/*). For instance, last time I used openSUSE was using "by-id" method in /etc/fstab. Maybe there is a good comparison chart about all these methods that list their "pros" and "cons" :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.03.12.19.00...@gmail.com
