Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:48:33 +0600 From: Eugene Grosbein <egrosbein@rdtc.ru> To: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: geom_label, fstab without device names & swap partition? Message-ID: <4D309A81.7040808@rdtc.ru> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimupkfzmMZrPvOnLo8=Jw_62k3gu4==UuaY%2BKdp@mail.gmail.com> References: <628423291.20110112210201@serebryakov.spb.ru> <AANLkTin=ug708a9c3WozMLhqxQ4=FiC-nvah3RRdj4F1@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTinu6Y9_Vn3mtnsC3L7YSVes%2BgTd7YyZ=R139hN=@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=cq2fXSD%2Bn4%2BXiVuetB0tY%2BGbaZXwV2x4Az=A3@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimupkfzmMZrPvOnLo8=Jw_62k3gu4==UuaY%2BKdp@mail.gmail.com>
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On 13.01.2011 02:11, Mark Saad wrote: >>>> Use glabel(8) to label the device: >>>> >>>> # glabel label swap ada0s1b >>> >>> On a side note there is not a simple way to glabel mounted filesystem >> >> True, but for a swap partition, it's easy to disable swap, label the >> partition, and re-enable swap. :) >> >> -- >> Freddie Cash >> fjwcash@gmail.com >> > > Well the thing is I like use glabel in place of a fs label as it makes > my devices all names something similar > /dev/label/thingie rather then have /dev/ufs/rootfs and > /dev/label/swap , I'll have /dev/label/rootfs /dev/label/swap. > Also I dont think you can easily change a live label either . "tunefs -L" changes UFS label (/dev/ufs/label) and does not use extra 512 bytes of space.
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