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Date:      Sun, 9 Sep 2012 19:49:07 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Removing UFS label from root
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209091948480.59524@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1209091934230.59524@wonkity.com>
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2012, Warren Block wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Sep 2012, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
>> I added a label to my root fs some time ago. I really prefer the gpt
>> label and I have added it, but I can't figure out how to remove the
>> ufs label.
>> 
>> I boot single user and run 'tunefs -L "" /dev/ada1p2' but I get an
>> "unable to write superblock" error. This is before mounting the drive
>> RW, but it is, of course, mounted RO.
>
> This worked in a VM when I tested it just now.  Maybe running fsck on that 
> filesystem first will help.

Alternative thought: is ada1p2 actually a UFS filesystem?



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