Am Montag, den 21.04.2008, 16:37 +0200 schrieb Anthony E. Caudel:
> I have noticed in some distros (namely Ubuntu) that the fstab uses
> UUID's rather than /dev references. Is this a better way?

Yes.

> Does it eliminate the problem of /dev references changing when another
> drive, i.e., an external USB drive, is plugged in?

Yes.

>  The /dev references
> may change but the UUID's in fstab wouldn't, would they?

Correct.

The other possible way would be to give your devices unique names,
either via udev or by using LVM. Advantage over UUIDs: much easier to
read.

Bye...

 Dirk