Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:07:53 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Anton Sayetsky <vsasjason@gmail.com> Cc: Sergei G <sergeig.public@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: which label to use in mount? Message-ID: <20151216190753.606cc1e2.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAA2O=b_AFe%2BkuyE=6kvMR9rCm-Yz%2BGjOVefz5zqPSR0aprM11Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFLLzCMQtupZX651wR35vrJdXY5Ber8qKPd%2B5EX4Dkp4iCv=vg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK3yfkNk0haQ3Ogbc920Go4HUFaik=tWtqyNtsDmJynKLg@mail.gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_AFe%2BkuyE=6kvMR9rCm-Yz%2BGjOVefz5zqPSR0aprM11Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:00:48 +0300, Anton Sayetsky wrote: > So let's imagine that one has a partition and wants to mount it by name > regardless of disk number: > 1. GPT scheme - use GPT labels > 2. MBR scheme, partition is UFS-formatted - use UFS label > 3. MBR scheme, partition is swap or FS that doesn't support labels - use > glabel. 4. MBR scheme, partition is UFS-formatted - optionally use UFSID. See Handbook, chapter 18.7. "Labeling Disk Devices": https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/geom-glabel.html However, using GPT labels or at least UFS labels is much more convenient. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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