>>>> Recent udev packges in squeeze/sid lack vol_id command since 22 Aug 2009 >>>> (146-1). What is the best way to obtain UUID of partition? >>>> I could read it like ... >>>> $ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid|grep sda4 >>>> Is this the best way? Any thoughts ?
>>> blkid >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565124 >> man -k uuid >> will *not* find the blkid man page )-:. >> Also, how does one set the UUID of a currently in use swap partition (such >> as one created before the mkswap command added a UUID by default) *without* >> re-running mkswap? > *You* should not need to set the UUID. It should just magically be there. > $ /sbin/blkid -t TYPE=swap > /dev/sdb1: TYPE="swap" LABEL="swap1" \ > UUID="c69f59ff-b928-4232-b44c-8da0f12c52db" You can cnahe the UUID of any ext partition with tune2fs -U <uuid> /dev/... but you then have to edit the fstab(s) that mount that partition with a UUID and the menu.lst/grub.cfg that refers to that partition with a UUID. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/6d4219cc1003210842h6f15734co48bba6691932a...@mail.gmail.com
