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Re: [PLUG] firewire hard drive, reiserfs, FAT32 label, scripts
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On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 09:46:22PM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> I'm reluctant to add a line to /etc/fstab, since firewire drives are
> removable and so in principle it could mount as sdd1 or something.
> Anyone know what the right way to deal with this is?
>
> The main issue is that I'm using it for backup, so I want rsync
> scripts to find the right volume.
One solution is to have the script use the findfs tool to identify the
correct device:
findfs LABEL=backup-320
Or, you may be able to put something along the lines of the following
in your fstab:
# untested
LABEL=backup-320 /backup auto rw,noauto 0 0
HTH,
-mct
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