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From: Ulrich =?utf-8?B?U3DDtnJsZWlu?= <uqs@spoerlein.net>
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Subject: Re: gstat: geom_gettree = -1: No such file or directory
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On Fri, 01.01.2010 at 18:47:27 +0100, martinko wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> gstat(8) does not work here on 8.0 (it worked happily on 6.x and 7.x) :
> 
> # gstat
> gstat: geom_gettree = -1: No such file or directory
> 
> Is this known ?  What can I do ?

I doubt that it is widely known, but I've seen these 2-3 times before
when fussing around with USB media and/or md(4) devices with gmirror on
top. Basically, if you get really creative with the geom layering, this
is likely to happen.

It sure is a bug, but without a good way to reproduce, noone's gonna fix
it.

Regards,
Uli