Re: [ubuntu-uk] Symlinking to USB hard drives
On 5 October 2010 19:11, Anton Piatek wrote: > On 5 Oct 2010 18:55, "Glen Mehn" wrote: >> On 04/10/10 20:25, Neil Greenwood wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have a couple of matched USB hard drives that I use as part of my >>> backup strategy. At the moment they both have the same label, so they >>> end up mounted at /media/backup. But this means I can't easily tell >>> which drive is which, and when I plug the second in, it gets mounted >>> at /media/backup_. >>> >>> I'd like to re-label the drives to backup1 and backup2, but then have >>> a symlink automatically created at /media/backup to whichever drive >>> was first plugged in. I think I need to use a udev rule, but other >>> than that I'm not sure. >>> >>> Does anyone have any ideas? >> >> Hi Neil, >> >> You can rename partitions in parted or gparted, which should sort it out >> for you. Then in your backup script, put something like: >> >> if test -d /mounts/backup1 >> do ln -s /mounts/backup1 /mounts/backup >> elif test -d /mounts/backup2 >> do ln -s /mounts backup2 /mounts/backup >> else print "neither backup mount point exists, exiting"; exit 1 >> >> Does that make sense? >> >> Best, >> >> Glen >> > I use devices by id in my fstab to have unique mount points. Have a browse > through /dev/ when the disk is connected > > Anton > Sorry, I should have been clearer with my question! I know how to rename the partitions: I named them both 'backup' in the first place. I don't have one specific backup script, I use the drive from different applications for different backup purposes. I'd like the first drive I plug in to get a symlink automatically, which I think udev can do. I'm just not sure exactly how, nor how to check whether or not the symlink has already been created. Cofion, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Symlinking to USB hard drives
I use devices by id in my fstab to have unique mount points. Have a browse through /dev/ when the disk is connected Anton - Anton Piatek email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos: http:// www.strangeparty.com pgp: [74B1FA37] (http:// www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 5 Oct 2010 18:55, "Glen Mehn" wrote: > On 04/10/10 20:25, Neil Greenwood wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have a couple of matched USB hard drives that I use as part of my >> backup strategy. At the moment they both have the same label, so they >> end up mounted at /media/backup. But this means I can't easily tell >> which drive is which, and when I plug the second in, it gets mounted >> at /media/backup_. >> >> I'd like to re-label the drives to backup1 and backup2, but then have >> a symlink automatically created at /media/backup to whichever drive >> was first plugged in. I think I need to use a udev rule, but other >> than that I'm not sure. >> >> Does anyone have any ideas? > > Hi Neil, > > You can rename partitions in parted or gparted, which should sort it out > for you. Then in your backup script, put something like: > > if test -d /mounts/backup1 > do ln -s /mounts/backup1 /mounts/backup > elif test -d /mounts/backup2 > do ln -s /mounts backup2 /mounts/backup > else print "neither backup mount point exists, exiting"; exit 1 > > Does that make sense? > > Best, > > Glen > > -- > Glen Mehn > glen.m...@oba.co.uk > skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba > UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Symlinking to USB hard drives
On 04/10/10 20:25, Neil Greenwood wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a couple of matched USB hard drives that I use as part of my > backup strategy. At the moment they both have the same label, so they > end up mounted at /media/backup. But this means I can't easily tell > which drive is which, and when I plug the second in, it gets mounted > at /media/backup_. > > I'd like to re-label the drives to backup1 and backup2, but then have > a symlink automatically created at /media/backup to whichever drive > was first plugged in. I think I need to use a udev rule, but other > than that I'm not sure. > > Does anyone have any ideas? Hi Neil, You can rename partitions in parted or gparted, which should sort it out for you. Then in your backup script, put something like: if test -d /mounts/backup1 do ln -s /mounts/backup1 /mounts/backup elif test -d /mounts/backup2 do ln -s /mounts backup2 /mounts/backup else print "neither backup mount point exists, exiting"; exit 1 Does that make sense? Best, Glen -- Glen Mehn glen.m...@oba.co.uk skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Symlinking to USB hard drives
Hi all, I have a couple of matched USB hard drives that I use as part of my backup strategy. At the moment they both have the same label, so they end up mounted at /media/backup. But this means I can't easily tell which drive is which, and when I plug the second in, it gets mounted at /media/backup_. I'd like to re-label the drives to backup1 and backup2, but then have a symlink automatically created at /media/backup to whichever drive was first plugged in. I think I need to use a udev rule, but other than that I'm not sure. Does anyone have any ideas? Cofion/regards, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
