On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 11:30:00AM -0300, Javier Kohen wrote: > Package: hal > Version: 0.4.8-6 > Severity: normal > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have a backup script that obtains the path where one partition of a > particularn USB drive is mounted, but after a very recent update (from -4 or > -5, and udev 0.065, I believe) its UDI changed from something like: > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/block_a7f3c4b2-c4b2-33ad-d134-d4d3cab3092c to > something like: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/block_8_0, thus making it really > hard for a shell script to uniquely identify the partition. > > My script was: > MOUNTPOINT_KEY=volume.mount_point > > MOUNTPOINT=`hal-get-property --udi $DRIVE_UDI --key $MOUNTPOINT_KEY` > # If disk is mounted, backup. > if [ -n "$MOUNTPOINT" ]; then > rsync -az --delete /home/ $MOUNTPOINT/home > fi > > And I liked it because it was very simple.
Could you check that this problem still exists with the latest versions ? Sjoerd -- Things equal to nothing else are equal to each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
