On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 08:44:57PM +0530, Binand Raj S. wrote: > On Sunday 13 January 2002 4:57 am, USM Bish wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:32:00PM -0500, chandrasekar wrote: > > > How do I rename a hdd partition which is already mounted ? > > > Cud anyone give the details of it. > > > > HDD partitions are not user nameable. They are recognised as > > /dev/hdxN (where x is a,b,c etc and N is a number). These > > are picked up by the kernel and cannot be even named, forget > > renamed. > > This is, of course, wrong. HDD partitions, like most other > things in Linux, are renamable. What matters are the major/ > minor numbers for devices in linux ( which are assigned by > the kernel developers -
o That was not what I was referring to ... please note the remarks "on a running system". If you "rename" /dev/hda1 (viz 3:0) and re-run without changes to fstab, it will be total grief. o I am firmly of the view that this "mknod" thing should not be used unless mandatory ... a person who indulges in this level of things, normally KNOWS what he is doing ... o If you want customised devices, do it at the kernel level at an alternate mount point, and change the mknod rules in MAKEDEV, and switch to the normal kernel in case of problems, with default /dev intact. Just my point of view Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Erasing at the command prompt LOST #198 To erase a line you've written at the command prompt, use: "Ctrl u" ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>######################################## : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
