mlabel can't give label if same-named directory exists

Bug #1480376 reported by Aapo Rantalainen
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Bug Description

If partition root has directory FOO, mlabel can't use FOO as a label.
(As discussed here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1002389 )

sudo ./mlabel -v -i /dev/sdf1 ::FOO
Long file name "FOO" already exists.

But if label is already FOO, then directory FOO can be made.

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Workaround, use dosfslabel:
sudo dosfslabel /dev/sdf1 FOO

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