On Sb, 16 apr 11, 15:00:39, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote: > > This means that I must NOT rely on my automatic (crontab-based) dump > scripts, but interrogate the system manually, and if necessary, alter > /var/lib/dumpdates so that the script will run properly. No, just adapt your script to use whatever symlink you like in one of: /dev/disk/by-id/ /dev/disk/by-label/ # assuming you defined labels /dev/disk/by-path/ /dev/disk/by-uuid/ I prefer labels since they can be set to something meaningful/mnemonic. > This is a REAL PAIN. Yes and no. On one hand it is a change in behaviour, OTOH, relying on the specific order in which devices are seen by the kernel just asks for trouble. You only need consider removable drives. > Is it possible that /etc/fstab, which now identifies the partitions on my > single fixed disc via UUID labels, is an unwilling participant in this > confusion? No > Should I alter /dev/fstab to indicate the partitions as it was done before > (i.e. /dev/sda1 is /, /dev/sda3 is /home etc.)? This is likely to make your system un-bootable. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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