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Date:      Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:22:08 +0200
From:      "Frank J. Beckmann" <frank@barda.agala.net>
To:        freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Why does the contents of /dex/ufs disappear after going multiuser?
Message-ID:  <200510201523.04141.frank@barda.agala.net>
In-Reply-To: <20051020064144.GD19624@garage.freebsd.pl>
References:  <200510200216.22909.frank@barda.agala.net> <20051020063455.GB19624@garage.freebsd.pl> <20051020064144.GD19624@garage.freebsd.pl>

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Hi,

am Donnerstag, 20. Oktober 2005 08:41 schrieb Pawel Jakub Dawidek:
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 08:34:55AM +0200, Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
> +> On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 02:16:21AM +0200, Frank J. Beckmann wrote:
> +> +> Hi,
> +> +>
> +> +> I have labeled some file systems. The labels show up in /dev/ufs when
> booting +> +> single user. But after booting multi user /dev/ufs is empty.
> /dev/msdosfs +> +> keeps its contents. Very strange...
> +> +>
> +> +> It's 6.0-RC1.
> +>
> +> If you mount file system read-write, label will be removed from /dev/.
>
> Just to clarify:
>
> If you mount file system read-write using its disk/slice/paritition name,
> not its label.
>
> Bascially, /dev/ufs/<label> is created on top of /dev/<partition>, so when
> you open /dev/<partition> to write, GEOM sends an event that metadata may
> be changed (the spoil event) and I should remove all providers created by
> using those metadata. And this is what I do.

Thank you, now it is clear. I like labels, it reminds me of the easy disk 
handling of my old Amiga.
-- 
Frank

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