Marvin Kosmal wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have fallen behind in my disk usage  knowledge..
>
> So something has happen and I don't quite know how to fix it.
>
> My initial problem was that /home was running out of room..
>
> So I created a new directory /home2 and created a new partition on my
> terabyte drive.   Formatted the partition.  Added an entry in
> /etc/fstab.  I used the old technology.  Used /dev/sdd5  instead of
> the uuid #.  Which I don't know how to determine.
>
> Anyway.  I did an update and needed to reboot the computer..
>
> On rebooting..  All the drives are renamed.  /dev/sda is now /dev/sdc
> and all kinds of stuff..
>
> Luckily the system still works.  Don't know why..
>
> How do I find out the uuid # on the partition I just created so I can
> make the right entry in /etc/fstab?
>
> TIA
>
> Marvin
Marvin Kosmal
Do you have a GUI tool?  What distro and version?
In the absents of a GUI have you looked at fdisk and the like?
Regards
Fred James

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