On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:37 AM, anuraag chowdhry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > in the following print from grub.conf: > > title Scientific Linux (2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i686) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i686 ro root=UUID=8ea0b46d-4a99-4e10 > -a40b-6c265ae4a09e > > what is the above root= line indicating and what is the significance of this > in the booting process. > I understand that it might point the label or uuid of the root partition > location but what is the significance of this in booting process.? "root (hd0,0)" points to the grub root. "root=UUID=..." points to the system root ("/").