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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    If filesystem UUIDs are IP equivalents. Then device paths are MAC addresses. FS labels are DNS. Device mapper entries are service discovery.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    In the scenario of having to constantly update an fstab yes it is. As an end user I shouldn't have to keep updating configuration files because something on a lower level keeps changing its alias.

    No granted I'm not familiar with this type of mount. Maybe there is a better way to do it that absolves needing to use the UUID but if not that's shit architecture IMHO.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

    What? Using uuids is the solution to having to change the file (that, or stable name rules). You can also use labels if you want to.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

    The UUID never fucking changes. It is a hardware level identier use the UUID in your configs and they will work until the day you change drives.