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Re: [Feature Request] UUID in fstab.



On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 09:56:06PM +0530, Utkarsh Anand wrote:
> I don't know for sure, but has there been any discussion on using UUID instead 
> of partition names (like /dev/wd0a) for entries in /etc/fstab by default? 
> Device names might change for people in due course of time (say, Adding a new 
> HDD or SSD) and in such situations, it's a good idea to use UUID instead.

Which UUID?

Also check fstab(5):

     If the first field is of the form "NAME=<value>" then all the dk(4) wedge
     partitions are searched for one that has a wedge name equal to <value>
     and the device corresponding to it is selected.

Martin


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