Strange /etc/fstab entries

[Bruce Marshall]

On Sunday 14 October 2007, stan wrote:
> I just installed a new 7.10 install, and I looked in /etc/fstab.
>
> The entries in thier are juststrange. They have a UID clause, with what
> looks like an encryption key or something for the user.
>
> What's the deal with this?

I guess you didn't run Feisty........

The UUID is a method of identifying a file system by the UUID rather than a 
partition number.

Thus, when you add or delete partitions, which changes your partition numbers, 
the UUID for a particular file system doesn't change and the mount will still 
occur correctly.

Might be a pain in some cases, but it sure makes reconfiguring partitions a 
bit easier.