Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:35:58 -0500 | From | Chris Meadors <> | Subject | Re: Drive name slips... |
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Andreas Dilger wrote: > > If you are using ext2 filesystems, you can use the ext2 filesystem "label" > instead of the device in /etc/fstab, so you don't get burned by drive name > or address changes. See mount(8) and fstab(5) for more info (a newer version > of mount is required to support labels). > > IMHO, the Solaris/devfs method of specifying drives by > controller/drive/partition is not much better than the current system, > as you still have problems if the SCSI ID is changed, or if you add a > new controller and the controller numbering changes.
Hmmm, interesting. I'll have to have a look at this. As I just posted, I'm using devfs to mount by SCSI ID, but I had thought about the problem if ID changes.
This is even, more, better.
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