There’s a new article up that discusses Linux, and how it uses labels to mount disks in many cases, instead of the device paths of yesteryear. In the article I explain what this is and why we do it, as well as how to manage the labels of your disks. This is one of the things that when I first saw it, blew me away. I didn’t realize what it was, and once I learned more about it, I was blown away again by just how cool this is. All in all, I think the idea of mounting disks via a label so that it just doesn’t matter what the device name or path is, is an awesome idea. I hope I put together an article that is helpful, and can shed some light on it for you.
Aug
Labeling disks in Linux
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mack Said,
Linked in Digg, Delicious, Magnolia, and Tumblr. Excellent! These articles are awesome, Laz!! Thanks for sharing.
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Mack’s Tech Support » Blog Archive » Labelling Disks in Linux Said,
[...] from Laz at Solarum.com : “There is something interesting under the hood in Linux, and that is the idea of mounting disks via a label, rather than just using a device path. The reason the idea of mounting disks by label came about, is that sometimes the device name or path can change from one boot up to the next, and this would really spell trouble for your system. Imagine if all of a sudden, your root file system mounted up as your home directory. Not fun…. ” [ Read more … ] [...]
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Laz Said,
Thanks Mack, I am just trying to give back and share some info with anyone who can use it.
