Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:07:22 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan Walter <sw@gegenunendlich.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/55122: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes Message-ID: <20030731160722.2C9DC8885@kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void> Resent-Message-ID: <200307311610.h6VGAERo087892@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 55122
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 31 09:10:14 PDT 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Stefan Walter
>Release: FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Sat Jul 19 11:01:42 CEST 2003 root@kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/KYUZO i386
>Description:
Gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes because vinum doesn't use the
GEOM subsystem. I think it's worth mentioning that in the handbook's
chapter about gdbe.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the handbook.
>Fix:
--- gbde-vinum.diff begins here ---
--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml.old Thu Jul 31 16:47:58 2003
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml Thu Jul 31 16:54:13 2003
@@ -3212,6 +3212,10 @@
its initial probing for devices. To detach the encrypted device
used in our example, use the following command:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>gbde detach /dev/ad4s1c</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>Also note that, as &man.vinum.4; does not use the &man.geom.4;
+ subsystem, you cannot use <application>gbde</application> with
+ &man.vinum.4; volumes.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
--- gbde-vinum.diff ends here ---
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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