John Summerfield <debian(a)herakles.homelinux.org> wrote:
Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
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> 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)
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