On Thu,11.Sep.08, 14:47:31, Dave Patterson wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:28:04AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > Care to explain the benefits of UUID as opposed to label? > > They're already there, and unique. Labels tend to range in the more > common ranges, so can be more readily reproduced. In terms of removable > devices, more secure. In the context of mounting partitions on the > permanent hard drive, no difference. > > <http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/07/08/label-vs-uuid-vs-device/> Ah ok, I thought there was something else. OTOH, the non uniqueness of the labels can be an advantage. Imagine you are using only one device at a time (for whatever reason): you will always have the device mounted in the same place, with only one fstab line. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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