| Jeff Abrahamson on 23 Apr 2006 13:25:37 -0000 |
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On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 10:46:43PM -0400, Michael C. Toren wrote: > [26 lines, 131 words, 948 characters] Top characters: _tineosa > > 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 Thanks. This works correctly if I mount the drive with mount. The hotplug mounter doesn't respect this. Hmm. I may finally have to figure out what spirit is watching for device insertion and taking care of it. -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://jeff.purple.com/> +1 215/837-2287 GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B Attachment:
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