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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 that |
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>> are lurking about and inconsistent, that would be like striking |
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>> gold. Every time I hook up my external drive, it gets a different |
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>> sd* name. It does the same on the SD cards from my trail cameras too |
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>> 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 my |
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> solution to commonly-connected-but-never-permanently external 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 decrypting |
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the drive. I use cryptsetup and I have to give the sd* name for both my |
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external drives. The way I do now, I type in the command to the sd |
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point and hit tab twice. Once the drive gets spun up, I hit tab again. |
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Whichever one adds a 1 on the end is the one picked. Thing is, it's |
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rarely the same one so I have to test to see which one it picks. I wish |
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it would either reset itself or pick the same one each time. I already |
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know to ignore sda, sdb, sdc, sdd and sde. |
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If it wasn't encrypted, it would be a good idea. I sometimes wish there |
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was a GUI way to do it that allows me to set my own mount point. There |
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are GUI crypt programs but they set their own mount points. Plus, the |
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command line is fairly easy. The password is the hard part. Good luck |
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NSA. ROFL |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |