More RAID-1 problems

[Les Mikesell]

Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> 
> Just thought I'd post a follow-up, the problem has been solved and I 
> learned something new in the process.
> 
> I extracted the files from the initrd file but didn't realize that a 
> copy of the mdadm.conf file is stored there as well.  Sometime between 
> the last two kernel updates I had modified the /etc/mdadm.conf file with 
> incorrect settings for the arrays, I had then installed a new kernel 
> update which picked up my bad /etc/mdadm.conf file and inserted it into 
> the initrd.  Once I learned that a copy of the conf file is stored in 
> the initrd it was a simple process to manually adjust the initrc file 
> with the correct file.
> Problem solved!
> 
> Only remaining question, if I should adjust the /etc/mdadm.conf file 
> again how can I get the initrc file to update without having to manually 
> uncompress and extract the cpio archive and then re-archive and 
> re-compress it by hand?

I thought /etc/mdadm.conf wasn't really necessary anymore - and you said 
the rescue mode boot worked when it obviously couldn't read it.  What 
happens if you just remove it?

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   Les Mikesell
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