<div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">blkid command will display the UUID of all your partitions. </blockquote></div> Am I using blkid wrong? douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ ls -al /dev/disk/by-uuid/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 140 2008-12-18 11:52 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 100 2008-12-18 11:52 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 4f9b82bd-3d8c-46c8-950a-4a8acc86df87 -> ../../sda6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 578be745-0d4a-413c-8de2-48e0aa6cd074 -> ../../sda8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 6d02b2c5-6b57-44ed-89f0-141afc6ca8de -> ../../sda7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 79B2-0C4E -> ../../sda5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 c09b82be-5b95-4195-88f2-b84b0a4f2627 -> ../../sdb5 douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ ls -al /dev/disk/by-id/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 500 2008-12-18 11:52 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 100 2008-12-18 11:52 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part3 -> ../../sda3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part5 -> ../../sda5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part6 -> ../../sda6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part7 -> ../../sda7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part8 -> ../../sda8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part5 -> ../../sdb5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part6 -> ../../sdb6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part7 -> ../../sdb7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part3 -> ../../sda3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part5 -> ../../sda5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part6 -> ../../sda6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part7 -> ../../sda7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ_S08HJ1LL436970-part8 -> ../../sda8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part5 -> ../../sdb5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part6 -> ../../sdb6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part7 -> ../../sdb7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 usb-eUSB_Compact_Flash-0:0 -> ../../sdc douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ ls -al /dev/disk/by- by-id/ by-path/ by-uuid/ douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ ls -al /dev/disk/by-path/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 300 2008-12-18 11:52 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 100 2008-12-18 11:52 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:02.0-usb-0:2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0 -> ../../sdc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:04.0-scsi-0:0:0:0 -> ../../scd0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0 -> ../../sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part3 -> ../../sda3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part5 -> ../../sda5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part6 -> ../../sda6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part7 -> ../../sda7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.0-scsi-0:0:0:0-part8 -> ../../sda8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.1-scsi-1:0:0:0 -> ../../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.1-scsi-1:0:0:0-part1 -> ../../sdb1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.1-scsi-1:0:0:0-part5 -> ../../sdb5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.1-scsi-1:0:0:0-part6 -> ../../sdb6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2008-12-18 11:52 pci-0000:00:05.1-scsi-1:0:0:0-part7 -> ../../sdb7 douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ blkid /dev/sd* douglas@frog:/dev/disk/by-uuid$ sudo blkid /dev/sd* [sudo] password for douglas: /dev/sda5: UUID="79B2-0C4E" TYPE="vfat" /dev/sda6: UUID="4f9b82bd-3d8c-46c8-950a-4a8acc86df87" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda7: UUID="6d02b2c5-6b57-44ed-89f0-141afc6ca8de" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda8: TYPE="swap" UUID="578be745-0d4a-413c-8de2-48e0aa6cd074" /dev/sdb5: TYPE="swap" UUID="c09b82be-5b95-4195-88f2-b84b0a4f2627" /dev/sdb6: UUID="6d02b2c5-6b57-44ed-89f0-141afc6ca8de" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sdb7: UUID="4f9b82bd-3d8c-46c8-950a-4a8acc86df87" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" I still don't know what to put in my fstab file. Here is the current file. # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # /dev/sda7 was this but changed with new drive 11-12-08 by DEK UUID=6d02b2c5-6b57-44ed-89f0-141afc6ca8de / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /dev/sdb6 root # ID=scsi-1ATA_SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1BQ808791-part6 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /dev/sda6 #UUID=4f9b82bd-3d8c-46c8-950a-4a8acc86df87 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 # /dev/sdb7 home New one UUID=4f9b82bd-3d8c-46c8-950a-4a8acc86df87 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 # /dev/sda5 UUID=79B2-0C4E /windows vfat defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1 # /dev/sda8 UUID=578be745-0d4a-413c-8de2-48e0aa6cd074 none swap pri=5,sw 0 0 # auto by HAL I hope 1-9-2008 DEK /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0 # /dev/sdb5 UUID=c09b82be-5b95-4195-88f2-b84b0a4f2627 none swap pri=5,sw 0 0 Thanks! -- Douglas E Knapp Amazon Gift Cards; let them choose!! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001078FFE?ie=UTF8&tag=seattlebujinkand&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001078FFE">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001078FFE?ie=UTF8&tag=seattlebujinkand&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001078FFE</a>