John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bryn M. Reeves wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > Clyde E. Kunkel wrote: > >> OK, tell me more...if, on my test system I set up several small boot > >> partitions and label them with the distro I am testing and make sure > >> each name is unique, where would a global conflict occur? Aren't the > >> names used in context? If this were a mumps (M) system, I can see where > >> you would have to be very careful, but, thank heavens, its linux. > > It's the "if" in your first sentence - *IF* you set up several small > > boot systems and are careful with the labeling, it's fine. If you're not > > it isn't. You obviously understand the need for labels to be unique but > > unfortunately many users don't and even those who do sometimes make > > mistakes. > > My problems first occurred when copying disks. I think these UUID > things don't help for that. Next in the same line, when setting up LVM by default you get /dev/VolGroup00/... stuff. If you now need to connect LVMized disks from another machine, there is no decent way (I could find, at least) to get out of the collision. (Yes, a notebook of mine died, I had to get the stuff off the disk via an USB <--> SATA box before sending it off to maintenance) -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 2654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 2654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 2797513 -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
