If they say .. why? why? Just tell them that is human nature :-) ----- Forwarded message from Helge Hafting ----- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:30:31 +0100 List-ID: <linux-kernel.vger.kernel.org>
Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: >>> Don't use udev then. Good old static dev works fine if you have a fixed >>> set of devices. >>> >> It doesn't, with the unpredictable SCSI mapping insanity. >> > > That what LABEL und UUID-Support in mount is for. > > You label the filesystems (e2label for ext2 and ext3) and use that label to > mount them > > - fstab - > LABEL=root / xfs defaults,noatime 0 1 > LABEL=boot /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 0 2 > Would've been nice if they worked, but they don't. Disks should be so easy to identify uniquely, because they have storage space that can be used for that label. So I tried (debian linux, last year). Mount by label was fine, of course. Until the 33rd reboot, when it was decided that a fsck was necessary "just to be safe". The problem was that fsck fail to find the correct device when /etc/fstab specifies a label instead of a device. The boot failed, reboot with init=/bin/sh and replace the dysfunctional labels with oldfashioned device names. I can live with this kind of problem on my desktop, but this machine was going to be a internet router for a customer, so occational boot failure requiring intervention was not an option. Helge Hafting ----- End forwarded message ----- Salam, P.Y. Adi Prasaja -- Right or wrong my list. Unsubscribe option is currently unavailable. Indeed, it's available upon request .. but: cepek dulu donk!
