From 122f0ec94802a6b216b2855a6691c734db836465 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Watson Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:02:54 +0000 Subject: * Merge from Ubuntu: - Document partman/mount_style, which controls how filesystems are mounted. --- en/appendix/preseed.xml | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) (limited to 'en') diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 834ac829d..1b1fc75f3 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -1090,6 +1090,43 @@ d-i partman/confirm boolean true + + Controlling how partitions are mounted + + +Normally, filesystems are mounted using a universally unique identifier +(UUID) as a key; this allows them to be mounted properly even if their +device name changes. UUIDs are long and difficult to read, so, if you +prefer, the installer can mount filesystems based on the traditional device +names, or based on a label you assign. If you ask the installer to mount by +label, any filesystems without a label will be mounted using a UUID instead. + + + +Devices with stable names, such as LVM logical volumes, will continue to use +their traditional names rather than UUIDs. + + + + + +Traditional device names may change based on the order in which the kernel +discovers devices at boot, which may cause the wrong filesystem to be +mounted. Similarly, labels are likely to clash if you plug in a new disk or +a USB drive, and if that happens your system's behaviour when started will +be random. + + + + +# The default is to mount by UUID, but you can also choose "traditional" to +# use traditional device names, or "label" to try filesystem labels before +# falling back to UUIDs. +#d-i partman/mount_style select uuid + + + + Base system installation -- cgit v1.2.3