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On 2021-11-29 23:19-0600 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Matt Connell wrote: |
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> > On Mon, 2021-11-29 at 22:47 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> >> Now if I can figure out how to reset the list of /dev/sd* names |
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> >> that are lurking about and inconsistent, that would be like |
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> >> striking gold. Every time I hook up my external drive, it gets a |
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> >> different sd* name. It does the same on the SD cards from my |
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> >> trail cameras too but I can auto mount those. |
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> > I'd suggest using the UUIDs for the disks (acquired via the blkid |
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> > command) and adding them to your /etc/fstab ... That's always been |
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> > my solution to commonly-connected-but-never-permanently external |
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> > disks. |
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> > It won't ensure the same sd* name, but it will ensure that they get |
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> > mounted consistently where you expect them to be. |
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> Thanks to both for the idea. My problem isn't mounting, it's |
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> decrypting the drive. I use cryptsetup and I have to give the sd* |
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> name for both my external drives. The way I do now, I type in the |
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> command to the sd point and hit tab twice. Once the drive gets spun |
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> up, I hit tab again. Whichever one adds a 1 on the end is the one |
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> picked. Thing is, it's rarely the same one so I have to test to see |
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> which one it picks. I wish it would either reset itself or pick the |
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> same one each time. I already know to ignore sda, sdb, sdc, sdd and |
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> sde. |
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> If it wasn't encrypted, it would be a good idea. I sometimes wish |
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> there was a GUI way to do it that allows me to set my own mount |
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> point. There are GUI crypt programs but they set their own mount |
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> points. Plus, the command line is fairly easy. The password is the |
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> hard part. Good luck NSA. ROFL |
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If the partition table is GPT (instead of msdos compatible), you can |
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set a label to the partition itself with gparted (right click → |
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name partition) and then access it via /dev/disk/by-partlabel/. That |
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works for encrypted partitions too, since the name is stored in the |
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partition table and not the file system. |
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Kind regards, tastytea |
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Get my PGP key with `gpg --locate-keys tastytea@××××××××.de` or at |
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<https://tastytea.de/tastytea.asc>. |
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