Hello, Using...RedHat ES v3 A default install from CDs creates an /etc/fstab that looks something like... LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 /dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0 Could you explain what those LABELs are, and more specifically what creates them and how does it map them to phsyical disk partitions? The reason I ask is that for disaster recovery. I build a new system, and format a brand new drive with the same partition sizes as my old system (using fsdisk). Then I restore my data. The problem is grub install fails (and can't automount the drive) because the new disk doesn't seem to have labels. If I change my /etc/fstab to use physical names (/dev/sda2. etc) and not labels, my restore procedure works fine. But I would prefer to continue to use labels, if I can understand how to recreate them? Thanks Shane -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
