On 07/25/16 08:01, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 07/25/2016 04:46 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
So the command 'e2label /dev/sdd1 st1000' makes it possible to add another device, it doesn't change the name. What did I miss in setting up the external drive initially?
Two questions: first, have you rebooted, or otherwise unmounted/remounted that drive since giving it a label and second, what does 'e2label /dev/sdd1' return?
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Yes I ran the command yesterday and have re-booted several times since, usually shut this computer down at night.
[bobg@Box10 ~]$ e2label /dev/sdd1 e2label: Permission denied while trying to open /dev/sdd1 Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
[bobg@Box10 ~]$ su Password:
[root@Box10 bobg]# e2label /dev/sdd1
[root@Box10
Nothing, perhaps it does not survive a re-boot?