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-rw-r--r-- | sys-utils/fstab.5 | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | sys-utils/mount.8 | 9 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/fstab.5 b/sys-utils/fstab.5 index 91c31576c..487480f06 100644 --- a/sys-utils/fstab.5 +++ b/sys-utils/fstab.5 @@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ writing LABEL=<label> or UUID=<uuid>, e.g., `LABEL=Boot' or `UUID=3e6be9de\%-8139\%-11d1\%-9106\%-a43f08d823a6'. It's also possible to use PARTUUID= and PARTLABEL=. These partitions identifiers -are supported for GUID Partition Table (GPT) and MAC partition table only. +are supported for example for GUID Partition Table (GPT). See +.BR mount (8), .BR blkid (8) or .BR lsblk (8) diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8 index 8a82e19e2..c99891888 100644 --- a/sys-utils/mount.8 +++ b/sys-utils/mount.8 @@ -148,8 +148,13 @@ partition .B PARTUUID or .B PARTLABEL -(partition identifiers are supported for GUID Partition Table (GPT) and MAC -partition tables only). +(partition identifiers are supported for example for GUID Partition Table (GPT) +partition tables). + +Don't forget that there is no guarantee that UUIDs and labels are really +unique, especially if you move, share or copy the device. Use +.BR "lsblk -o +UUID,PARTUUID" +to verify that the UUIDs are really unique in your system. The recommended setup is to use tags (e.g. LABEL=<label>) rather than .B /dev/disk/by-{label,uuid,partuuid,partlabel} |