Michael Schmarck wrote:
> · 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
>  
Any chance that GRUB will ever use these? I have a sata hd carrier and
when I reboot with it plugged in, grub sees the disk order differently
and gives me problems (I either have to get a grub command line and boot
manually or use a Grub boot floppy).

Tony

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