[Bug 148743] Re: copying partition results in duplicate uuid

[Phillip Susi]

This is intentional behavior for parted.  gparted has a feature request
to offer to change the UUID, see bug #737387.  I suppose partman could
offer the same.


** Package changed: parted (Ubuntu) => partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Wishlist

** Changed in: partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  copying partition results in duplicate uuid

Status in “partman-partitioning” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: libparted1.7-1

  Copying a partition using partman or gparted results in the new
  partition having the same UUID as the copied partition.  I confirmed
  this for ext2, ext3, and reiserfs partitons.

  I first ran into this when I installed the Gutsy beta.  I copied my
  home partition to make sure I didn't mess it up when testing Gutsy.
  When I switched back and forth between Feisty and Gutsy I noticed that
  changes I had made in data files in Feisty sometimes vanished.  It
  took me a while to figure out that at boot Feisty sometimes mounted
  the original home partition, and sometimes the new copy - and that the
  two partitions had the same uuid.

  I then tested copying partitions with gparted and again the original
  and copied partitions had the same uuid.

  I assume that partman and gparted both use libparted, and that that is
  where the problem is.

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