Listing devices by uuid

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Listing devices by uuid

Postby partedUser » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:52 am



Hello,

Since parted-magic 4.4 (or maybe 4.3 because I didn't test it), the folders "/dev/disk/by-label" and "/dev/disk/by-uuid" don't exist.
They are very useful for backup script when the script must identify the backup drive (for exemple a external hard drive which haven't always the same name /dev/sdXX after each boot).
Could I expect to see again this folders or it's definitive ? :?

Thank for your livecd ;)


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Re: Listing devices by uuid

Postby Patrick Verner » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:49 pm

This is a bug, not a feature request. This info should be shown on all linux systems. When I have it figured out I'll let you know. I'm guessing it happen last time I updated udev.
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Re: Listing devices by uuid

Postby Patrick Verner » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:52 pm

I have it fixed. There was an error in the 60-persistent-storage.rules that came with the version of udev I'm using.

I'll upload it sometime tonight.

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Re: Listing devices by uuid

Postby partedUser » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:43 am

Nice news

Thanks :)
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