Hi Greg, > Depends on what you mean by "clone". If you mean a bit-for-bit copy > using dd or an equivalent, then you're correct. The file system UUID > will be copied along with all the other bits of the old file system. I mean clone bit by bit. The software I am using is "Clonezilla" which depends on partclone and dd.
> > If you mean "create a new file system on the new drive, then rsync > the files over", then the file system UUID will not be the same. Unless > of course you specifically go out of your way to copy the UUID as well. No, not rsync. This would be an option, but only if the above method is failing (i.e. target drive is smaller than source drive). Hans
