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Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:42:12 +0000

Congratulations! FWIW I use labels and UUID in fstab . . .

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (deepforest) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:25:05 +0000

using disks labels is solved my question

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (deepforest) — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:08:45 +0000

@All Thanks you for suggestions
I will try easiest way - labels

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (GlennW) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:03:02 +0000

To setup /etc/fstab from /dev/sd(x)(n) to UUID

Use lsblk blkid and fstab, for clues

you might need root access for one of those.

This will give you the uuids and show you which /dev/... to follow.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (Segfault) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:50:42 +0000

deepforest wrote:

ok
and how i can do that without console, using only thunar?

I have no clue, I use GUI only for user tasks, never for administration. The tool is called e2label, tune2fs can do it, too.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:42:21 +0000

deepforest wrote:

why every reboot sda, sdb, sdc, disks swapped?

Because they are not enumerated in any order, but a request is sent out by the kernel and then the first one answering is served first. And due to slight changes in timing the order is sort of by chance.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (chris2be8) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:03:45 +0000

golinux wrote:

It used to be easy with gksu thunar but gksu was removed/deprecated years ago. Search and there might be current alternatives.

Try sudo thunar in a terminal window. Any way to run thunar as root *should* have the desired result. But I've not tested it.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (delgado) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:46:41 +0000

deepforest wrote:

why every reboot sda, sdb, sdc, disks swapped?

That is a good question for Intel.

As written before, you may want to use uuids or labels to identify partitions.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:37:42 +0000

I used it to get root privileges in thunar to change fstab entries to UUIDs etc. back in jessie days. Isn't that what you asked for? However, it probably doesn't work anymore. There are likely new ways of doing it today. I never mess with that stuff after it's set up so can't remember specifics . . .

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (deepforest) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:27:23 +0000

ok, and how gksu help with changed devices names?

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:24:14 +0000

It used to be easy with gksu thunar but gksu was removed/deprecated years ago. Search and there might be current alternatives.

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (deepforest) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:18:22 +0000

why every reboot sda, sdb, sdc, disks swapped?
https://ibb.co/PcR8yyy

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (deepforest) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:14:11 +0000

ok
and how i can do that without console, using only thunar?

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (Segfault) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:14:08 +0000

Instead of UID you can use file system labels. Much nicer, if you ask me. And one can memorize labels ... some maybe can memorize UID-s ... LOL

Re: [SOLVED] manually mount disks always have different mount points?

dummy@example.com (alexkemp) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:48:26 +0000

Thanks for that, swanson (I was so close yet so far away!).

A very good link for the whole process:
Using UUID to Update FSTAB

I'm *very* surprised that, after all this time, there isn't a programmable way to do the whole thing. That manual step puts a big block in uptake.

Here is blkid on my system. sda1 is a usb-connected hdd and one of the main reasons for the modern use of UUIDs:

$ sudo blkid
[sudo] password for alexk: 
/dev/sdc1: LABEL="SG-2TB" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="5DB88E2B4D416357" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="82de246a-01"
/dev/sda2: UUID="689f9e16-2d78-4635-b9c1-d68a8994e668" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="924dc2aa-fbd2-4747-b356-3cf070a966df"
/dev/sda3: UUID="f10d59d3-426b-499e-afa1-8715920318c3" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="54a5a38e-ae7f-41e7-8c88-f0014e7cefe0"
/dev/sda1: UUID="4CD1-6816" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="75179c70-b3b4-4c5e-9684-21cf493e8438"