Re: [F8 i386] Drive mount locations change at startup.

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen tmr com>]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > Scott wrote:
> > > I've got 4 internal and two external hard drives.
> > >
> > > Every time I boot and log in I find at least one of my internal 
> > > drives  mounts in a different directory than it had previously (the 
> > > others may as well, but I've not yet noticed - read on).
> > >
> > > It's never the same directory (it's either "/media/disk" 
> > > "/media/disk-1", or "/media/disk-2" or "/media/disk-3").
> > >
> > > I've got a symlink from a directory in ~/ to a subdirectory on one of 
> > > my internal drives and it breaks with every boot.
> > >
> > > Is this a bug or a feature? ;)
> > >
> > > How might I get my drives to mount in the same place every time?
> > Use the UUID in /etc/fstab instead of whatever you are using now. Some 
> > people may use the filesystem label, but I'm always afraid that when 
> > or if I move the f/s to a larger device the name will not change, and 
> > if I plug in the old device it will mount. Using UUID will keep you 
> > from that particular problem.
>
> If you put a label on your drive it will mount under the label.
Perhaps I wasn't clear. If you put a "LABEL=" line in your /etc/fstab 
file it will mount where you tell it to. But if you move an external 
filesystem from a small drive to a larger drive and keep the same name 
for the filesystem so it will mount where you want it, then accidentally 
plug in the old drive instead, you could have a problem. By specifying 
the "UUID=" in /etc/fstab you avoid that learning experience.

> If you name your drive Scott_1, it will be mounted as /media/Scott_1
> not disk-x.  I do this with all my sticks and cards to identify them 
> easier.  It is nice at work as we all have the same brand/model/type of 
> stick.  I can plug mine in and my name shows up.
Name your filesystem, not drive, but your meaning is clear. Just be sure 
someone else with the same filesystem name doesn't visit. Seriously.


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