Re: naming a partition after the fact?
Hello,
On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 03:54:40PM -0400, gene heskett wrote:
> On 9/29/23 15:17, Andy Smith wrote:
> > If not, what are you actually trying to achieve with partition
> > names? I can't think what use they have ever been to me in several
> > decades.
>
> Non volatility. Partition names are permanent until changed, or the drive
> upchucks. blkid's are quite a bit more volatile and have bitten me several
> times in now long past history. I think they have gotten more stable since
> around wheezy, but... A matter of trust.
So nothing that isn't also gained by filesystem label or UUID, which
are what I've tended to use instead of partition names.
Thanks,
Andy
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