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Old 01-18-2006, 04:16 AM   #1
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How can I rename the LABEL on my partition

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can anybody tell me which command will be suitable for changing the label on my partitions from LABEL to something mere descriptive
 
Old 01-18-2006, 04:42 AM   #2
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I suppose you partitions are ext2 or ext3 and your primary disk is an ATA disk.
# tune2fs -L "partition 1" /dev/hda1
 
Old 01-18-2006, 05:48 AM   #3
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thanx , will do
 
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