* Sergey Bronnikov <este...@gmail.com> [110412 14:29]:
> On 09:20 Tue 12 Apr , jirib wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:06:51 +0400
> > Alexander Polakov <polac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I am probably misunderstanding something, but are DUID's supposed to
> > > be used in place of device filenames in fstab? I suppose they are,
> > > so this looks strange to me:
> > > 
> > > % sudo mount f777cc5bbeded528.a
> > > mount: can't find fstab entry for f777cc5bbeded528.a.
> > 
> > I was always in believing that one has to define mountpoint for `mount'
> > without specifying device, like `mount /foo'.
> 
> Agree.
> Alexander, do you always remember the DUIDs in your system?

No. Why would I do that? I have such thing as a computer at hand, you
know.

> IMHO much more logical to remember mountpoint instead DUID...

How is it relevant? 

Tip: you can use DUID in a script. Ever thought about mounting disks by
DUID in /etc/hotplug/attach? 

-- 
Alexander Polakov | plhk.ru

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