On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 03:51:28 -0500 (EST), Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <20101218221908.ga5...@hysteria.proulx.com>, Bob Proulx wrote: >> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >>> Bob Proulx wrote: >>>> ls -log /dev/disk/by-uuid >>> >>> and /dev/disk/by-label. Of course. Thanks! >> >> /dev/disk/by-label ?? What kernel are you running? > > $ ls /dev/disk > by-id by-label by-path by-uuid > $ uname -a > Linux monster 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 10 15:35:08 UTC 2010 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > ...
/dev is a pseudo file system created by udev. Under ordinary conditions, no data in it persists across reboots. I suspect that udev does not create a /dev/by-label directory unless it detects a disk partition with a label during boot. Perhaps none of Bob's partitions are labeled? A label is optional, both for mkswap and mke2fs. And if the partitioning/formatting is done by the Debian installer, there may not be any labels. A label can be added after the fact with e2label, or an inactive swap partition can be reformatted by mkswap with a label specified. blkid will list the label, if there is one. Caution: reformatting a swap partition with mkswap will change the uuid unless the existing one is explicitly re-specified during formatting. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- 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/1446887164.1169107.1292764169571.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
