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From: Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com>
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Subject: Re: [Linux] May device identifier be changed without reboot?
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:01:54 +0000
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Alex Vinokur <alex.vinokur@gmail.com> writes:
> Linux 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 #1 SMP Sat May 7 20:18:50 EDT 2011 x86_64
> x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

This is very likely the output of uname -a and it is composed of
multiple pieces of information which can be changed in different ways.
What are you specifically referring to?