· Anthony E. Caudel <tony.caudel@(protected)>:

> I have noticed in some distros (namely Ubuntu) that the fstab uses
> UUID's rather than /dev references. Is this a better way?
>
> Does it eliminate the problem of /dev references changing when another
> drive, i.e., an external USB drive, is plugged in? The /dev references
> may change but the UUID's in fstab wouldn't, would they?

Correct. UUIDs are universally unique (as the name already "suggests" *g*)
and thus, there cannot be a clash.

Michael Schmarck
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