Sys-usb auto attach with UUID

Mirai · March 16, 2024, 10:25pm

How can I use qvm-block attach with UUID?

apparatus · March 17, 2024, 3:11am

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

Allow specifying qvm-block device by UUID

opened 02:51AM - 27 Aug 16 UTC

andrewdavidwong

T: enhancement help wanted C: core P: major security

[On 2016-08-25 18:06, johnyjukya@[...].org wrote:](https://groups.google.com/d/m…sgid/qubes-users/2554d22727f99f1b2ce2d7444cc2b901.webmail%40localhost) > Most standard Linux utilities that refer to block devices, allow you to > specify by uuid as well (mount, cryptsetup are two examples). > > The documentation for qvm-block is sparse, but probably because it's a > striaght-forward utility. > > There's no support in qvm-block to assign a device to a VM by UUID, is there? > > Could be handy for some of the automation I'd like to put in place on > firing up the system. > > One can always lsblk|grep|sed|cut|whatever in a sh script, and then use > the resulting block device for qvm-block, but it'd be a lot cleaner and > less error-prone if one could say > > "qvm-block -a Florp UUID=kasdjflaksjdfaklsdf" > or "qvm-block -a FLorp --uid asdfkasjdlfkajsd" > > Just a suggestion. (And for any other qvm-\* that refer to block devices, > perhaps.) > > Cheers. > > JJ