[F8 i386] Drive mount locations change at startup.

[Bill Davidsen]

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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