USB storage devices and /etc/fstab

[Dave Lehman]

> >> name and I have to manually edit /etc/fstab to mount them.  Is there a way 
> >> around this?
> > 
> > The easiest way is to label the filesystems and edit your /etc/fstab to
> > use the labels instead of the device names.  Find one of your devices
> Dunno about you chaps, but mine are mostly FAT filesystems, and they're 
> staying that way for maximum portability.
> 
> What then?

Use dosfslabel from the dosfstools package.


Dave