Label and mount point different
John Reiser
jreiser at BitWagon.com
Sun Mar 30 00:50:54 UTC 2008
> The label for F9 is practically irrelevant since anaconda installs using
> UUID in /etc/fstab now.
Appropriate documentation is *NEVER* irrelevant, and using labels as
documentation is one very valid operational technique. A good label
can add redundancy, speed identification and understanding, and reduce
the chances for making expensive mistakes.
> ... the answer has been that partition ordering on disk is no
> longer a very crucial thing to configure manually.
It's still crucial for Rescue mode (the root partition of the System
to Rescue is chosen from a list containing items such as "sda3, <label>")
and for interoperability with other OS, including all previous Fedora.
Twice already I've had to use Rescue mode on Fedora 9 Beta installations
because of installation mishaps. Trying to select the right partition by
UUID _only_ would be a usability disaster for Rescue mode. The list of
UUIDs would have to be recorded in advance, etc. Rescue Mode is one place
where good labels really shine.
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