From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 15:20:12 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3F3737B404 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:20:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6479D43FBF for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:20:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h46MKBUp082645 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:20:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h46MKBN6082644; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:20:11 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 15:20:11 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200305062220.h46MKBN6082644@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Kevin Oberman Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21CCE37B404 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:11:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6760143FD7 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:11:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP id MUA74016 for ; Tue, 06 May 2003 15:11:42 -0700 Received: by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server, from userid 9381) id 1B9315D04; Tue, 6 May 2003 15:11:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20030506221142.1B9315D04@ptavv.es.net> Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 15:11:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Oberman To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/51897: Add example for disklable for md devices X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kevin Oberman List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 22:20:13 -0000 >Number: 51897 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Add example for disklable for md devices >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 06 15:20:10 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Kevin Oberman >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: ESnet--The Energy Sciences Network >Environment: System: FreeBSD ptavv.es.net 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #20: Mon May 5 12:11:13 PDT 2003 oberman@ptavv.es.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PTAVV i386 >Description: I would like to request an small addition to the man page for mdconfig. It has no examples of labeling a memory disk. There was such an example in the old vnconfig man page. This might replace the existing example for creating an md device with /tmp/boot.flp as backing. >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: Add the following: To create a disk named /dev/md0 with somebackingfile as backing and label it with ffs partitions: mdconfig -a -t vnode -f somebackingfile -u 0 disklabel -r -w md0 auto disklabel -e md0 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: