Wouldn't that break (??) if the USB got unplugged and plugged in a different USB port? Seems like the UUID would be more stable/robust.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM Ben Koenig <techkoe...@protonmail.com> wrote: > > On Friday, January 19th, 2024 at 12:05 PM, Rich Shepard < > rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2024, Ben Koenig wrote: > > > > > Try using the various shortcuts in /dev/disk/. This folder contains > > > symlinks to the usual /dev/sdX entries. > > > > > > Ben, > > > > /dev/disk/by-uuid/ holds UUIDs for disk partitions. I used the disk UUID, > > not the partition UUID. I'll try the partition UUIDs instead. > > > > > For this use case, I recommend referencing the drives via > > > /dev/disk/by-path since these links are built from the physical > hardware > > > path of the device. > > > > > > I've not before had an issue, it's only been with these momentary power > > shutdowns and the kernel switches the Probox drive names between sdc-sdf > and > > sdf-sdi. Frustrating. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rich > > This is exactly why I recommend using by-path. The links there only change > when the port you are connected to changes. In the event of a sudden USB > reset, the device will be redetected on the same port and at that moment > the drive letter will change, but the port NUMBER will not. by-path > references the physical hardware port number and maps it to whatever drive > letter happened to get assigned. > > Is this not exactly what you are asking for? I don't understand why the > /dev/disk/by-path links are so invisible to people when it is literally the > solution to this type of problem. > -Ben >
