On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 00:08:58 +0200 (CEST)
karl@??? wrote:

> Hendrik:
> > Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
> >
> > > Can we agree that ww shouldnn't have to change our configurations
> > > if we do not change anything in the hardware?
> >
> > That would be a reasonable base requirement.
>
> What if I have say 5 disks /dev/sd[a-e]; if someone accidentally
> pulled out /dev/sdc, and oops put it back before anyone noticed;
> should it show up again as /dev/sdc or should it be /dev/sdf ?

This is why you use UUID= or LABEL= in /etc/fstab.

SteveT