Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:41:06 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do the IDs under /dev/ufsid change when the partition is newfs'ed? Message-ID: <4DB703B2.3030106@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110426072822.GB37806@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <4DB5D1BA.5030100@FreeBSD.org> <20110426072822.GB37806@lor.one-eyed-alien.net>
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On 04/26/2011 00:28, Brooks Davis wrote: > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:55:38PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: >> INRE the current discussion about labeling and how to refer to devices >> in fstab, I'm curious if the IDs in /dev/ufsid change when the partition >> is newfs'ed. > > A simple experiment confirms the answer is yes: Thanks. I didn't think I had a spare partition that I could newfs, then late last night I remembered that I did. So this sort of throws cold water on the idea of using ufsids in fstab as a way to avoid problems with the ata-cam conversion. I'll experiment with glabel on my own, meanwhile does anyone know off hand if there is a way to write something to a UFS partition that won't be erased when it is newfs'ed? Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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