On Wed, 4 May 2011 14:22:37 -0600 (MDT) "Matthew Walker" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 2:19 pm, Spencer Gibb wrote: > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Matthew Walker > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Stick with UUIDs, for sure. They eliminate several possible > >> headaches. > >> > > > > So, UUID's don't change with the new hardware? If that's the case, > > great! > > Moving to a new filesystem will change the UUID, but you're changing > everything else anyway. (It may also be possible to specify the UUID > when your format the filesystem. I'm not positive of that.) > > Remember, UUIDs are labels of the filesystem, not directly tied to > the underlying partition. Correct. To change an extfs file system's UUID to some pre-determined value, tune2fs -U <UUID> /dev/<dev> Where <dev> is the partition, e.g. sda3. To get the UUID of a partition, blkid -o value -s UUID /dev/<dev> -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
