Re: [bitfolk] The perils of opening tcp/22 to the Internet

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Author: Andy Smith
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Subject: Re: [bitfolk] The perils of opening tcp/22 to the Internet
On 07/08/11 21:33, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> On Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 09:28:35PM +0100, Martin Halford wrote:
>> > So /etc/fstab becomes:
>> >
>> >  UUID=814d97eb-aee6-4af0-bc94-eb56188b65b5     /     ext3
> Why not leave it as LABEL=root?


Following Wiki article:

https://tools.bitfolk.com/wiki/Upgrading_your_Debian_VPS_from_lenny_to_squeeze

"Recommended: Move to UUIDs in /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.list
(kernel and kopt lines) if that isn't already the case".

Maybe not necessary from your comment?

Regards, Martin


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Hi Martin,

On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 09:04:30PM +0100, Martin Halford wrote:
> On 07/08/11 21:33, Andy Smith wrote:
>> Why not leave it as LABEL=root?
>
> Following Wiki article:
>
> https://tools.bitfolk.com/wiki/Upgrading_your_Debian_VPS_from_lenny_to_squeeze
>
> "Recommended: Move to UUIDs in /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.list
> (kernel and kopt lines) if that isn't already the case".
>
> Maybe not necessary from your comment?


Ah OK. Yeah I'd say LABEL is equally good, Whatever you prefer. The
point is to not have hard coded device paths.

Cheers,
Andy


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