From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:53299 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752141AbbGONmf (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:42:35 -0400 Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:42:34 +0200 From: Karel Zak To: Scott Moser Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: GPT writing of unknown partition uuids Message-ID: <20150715134234.GC31997@ws.net.home> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 04:16:56PM -0400, Scott Moser wrote: > It seems like if the user provided you with a GUID, sfdisk should trust > them, or at very least exit failure if it refuses to use the provided > GUID. > > Thoughts? It's bug, the "unknown" partition type is expected. Fixed in git tree: # sfdisk -ql /dev/sdc Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sdc1 2048 1023966 1021919 499M Linux filesystem # sfdisk --part-type /dev/sdc 1 $(uuidgen) ... # sfdisk -ql /dev/sdc Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sdc1 2048 1023966 1021919 499M unknown Thanks for your report! Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com