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Udev rules boot errors

TL;DR; Udev is showing a lot of errors during boot and it is pointing to a .rules file. A little background: I recently upgraded an Ubuntu 5 server to Ubuntu 12. I performed a stepwise upgrade to ...
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where are devices named if not in 70-persistent-net-rules?

I have a ubuntu 12.04 server VM which has /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules created as a directory instead of a file. I understand this helps maintain device naming when cloning in a cloud ...
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In Ubuntu 12.04, /dev/.udev/db no longer exists

Prior to Ubuntu 12.04 the udev database was available and updated at /dev/.udev/db but in 12.04 and greater, the directory /dev/.udev/ exists but the database doesn't. Does anyone know where it went?
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ubuntu 12.04 64b udev rule overwritten

Ubuntu 12.04 64b mounts usb drives (hdd & flash) at /media/{DISK-LABEL} and assigns always 700 permissions. I've written an udev rule in /etc/udev/rules to assign 0755 permissions: ...
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Fail to mount on boot

I have just created a Ubuntu server and all is working well however at boot I receive the following error message which is causing problems. I am running Ubuntu Server 12.04 Here is the error any ...
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How to disable udev net rule generation?

In our cloud, we generate MACs with the prefix 2c:c2:60 for instances. When we re-use an instance, or duplicate it, the new copy gets another MAC address. When the new copy boots, the NIC gets the ...
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Do I need to umount USB drive before unplugging it when using udev?

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS I'm about to set up udev rules to automatically mount/umount an external USB drive when plugged or unplugged. I'm concerned that by using udev to automatically unmount the ...
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Udev rule gets matched twice with a smartphone in storage mode

I have a problem with an udev-rule, that gets matched always twice when i connect my device. I wouldn't ask here if was not very sure that i made up an absolutely correct rule. I think the problem is ...
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Can I prevent an IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command to a specific device at boot?

This is related to a previous question related to installation that is now resolved. I'm opening a new question, because I still need to get my DVD drive working. Problem: Failed boot when my ASUS ...
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udev to ignore disk partition mapping?

is it possible to disable partition mapping on specific SATA disk? I'm using ,say "sdb", disk for DRBD replication where KVM VM is installed directly. Because of that, /dev/sdb got partitions and ...
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NTFS partitions mount as root instead of user as set in /etc/fstab

I recently upgraded a server to Ubuntu 12.04 with a fresh install and my NTFS partitions won't mount as user at boot but I can mount them as user manually from the console with $ sudo mount -a. Using ...
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How USB drives goes after system hard drives

I am using 12.04. My hard drives usually comes as: sda, with sudo blkid and if I plug-in any USB drive, they comes as: sdb, sdc etc; after sda. That's fine. But problem arises after I restart my ...
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What happens under the hood when an USB drive is inserted?

Some systems use udev / pmount to automatically mount thumbdrives. How is that solved in Ubuntu (specifically, Ubuntu 12.04)? Apparently, neither the pmount package nor the corresponding udev rules ...
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Trying to automount USB drive in VirtualBox via udev but changes have been made in ubuntu 12.04

So i'm trying to automount my usb sticks on my VirtualBox guest via udev. There was a fine guide to it here: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=39374 The problem is that guide is ...
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automatically starting crashplan backup when a usb harddisc is connected

Using CrashPlan I've configured two backup sets: online backup in crashplan's cloud (this is running perfectly) a local backup on a usb harddisc directly connected to the local laptop. The USB ...
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Ubuntu won't save my settings for thinkpad trackpoint

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Thinkpad X200. To configure the trackpoint, I use "configure TrackPoint". Unfortunately I can't make Ubuntu saving my settings (concerning the sensitivity etc.). Whenever I ...
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How can I properly create /dev/dvd?

Certain programs look for /dev/dvd by default to find DVDs, but that doesn't exist on my system for some reason. I'd like it to. /dev/sr0 is always how udev names my DVD drive. How do I ensure that ...