Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:18:45 +0000 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: retasting devices on demand Message-ID: <61019.1156281525@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:59:38 EST." <44EB703A.6000704@centtech.com>
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In message <44EB703A.6000704@centtech.com>, Eric Anderson writes: >On 08/22/06 15:49, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> In message <44EB6D1F.90104@centtech.com>, Eric Anderson writes: >> >>> Even so, a retaste function that worked on existing disks (like I had) >>> would be useful and an obvious command for admin-types. Would you be >>> opposed to such a command? >> >> As I said: the problem is that if part of the disk is open it will >> not work. >> > > >Ok, I'll restate more clearly: > >Admins really will want a way to retaste a device - if it's used, give >the usual 'operation not permitted', and if it isn't, then just retaste. #!/bin/sh if test -c $1 ; then true > $1 else echo "Usage: $0 <disk-device>" 1>&2 fi happy ? -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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