Labels in /etc/fstab

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Using Partition Labels In Fstab




The Linux /etc/fstab file can be set up to use partition labels similar to grub2. This adds stability and simplicity to the environment. Here's the fstab I use for Ubuntu. The Suse and Fedora fstab files are nearly identical.


Once you have the partition labels set, the systems boot and mount reliably even after major disk reshuffles. The swap and EFI partitions are also mounted via label. None of those nasty UUID’s. The nofail parameter prevents Linux from hanging if a particular partition is not available at boot time.


This file is available in the C:\grub2\winhelp directory as sample.fstab.





#

# /etc/fstab            ** Ubuntu **

#

# <file system>       <mount point>    <type>     <options>             <dump>  <pass>

#

LABEL=ubuntu-22.04     /                ext4       errors=remount-ro      0       1

LABEL=swap             none             swap       nofail,sw              0       0

LABEL=EFI-PART         /boot/efi        vfat       nofail,umask=0077      0       1

#

#

LABEL=suse-tumbleweed  /suse            ext4       nofail

LABEL=fedora-36.0      /fedora          ext4       nofail

#

LABEL=btrfs-testing    /btrfs-testing   btrfs      nofail

#

LABEL=Windows          /C:              ntfs-3g    nofail

LABEL=Data             /D:              ntfs-3g    nofail


#  

LABEL=OS-X             /OS-X            hfsplus    nofail,ro

LABEL=Time-Machine     /Time-Machine    hfsplus    nofail,ro








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