mount doesn't mount on boot-up [OT]
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Thu Nov 2 01:39:13 UTC 2006
On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 08:46 +1030, Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 08:27 -0700, David G. Miller wrote:
> > I usually don't bother with partition labels. If I add a drive to a
> > system, I've usually found it easier to just change fstab to use the
> > actual device for any affected partitions.
>
> /me too, twice over...
>
> > There's probably a good reason to use labels instead of devices but
> > I'm not aware of what that reason is.
>
> Here's one example: If one were to be dealing with several swappable
> drives (e.g. drives in those removable caddies), there's a certain
> amount of ease that mounting via a volume name can be done without
> having to figure out which particular /dev/hd parameter to use. Even
> more so, if you're using those drives across several computers (that's a
> lot of /dev/hd variations to keep in your head).
>
> And then there's managing a drive when the system's had a bit of a
> stuff-up. You have to peruse around to work out which partition is
> which, but you can very simply use a label to mount /home, for instance,
> without having to care which partition it was on.
If you want a stuff-up, try booting a system with two drives that have
a /usr partition label. Your guess as to which /usr gets mounted. It's
caused lots of grief at this end. I know what's happening and how to
fix it, I'm just getting tired of doing it all the time.
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