Re: not all volume types export UUIDs (was: /dev/disk/by-id symlinks should not include bus) type

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On 07/02/2008 10:56:31 AM, Greg KH wrote:

Because UUIDs are not guaranteed to be unique, except by bus type.

That seems a shame, given that they are
named Universally Unique IDentifiers and
are all supposed to reside in a single
namespace.  At least that's what I've
thought UUIDs are.  Oh well.


Karl <kop@xxxxxxxx>
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