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Date:      Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:15:56 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 262241] gpart(8) destroy: option -F seems to not effectively destroy all partitions in some situations
Message-ID:  <bug-262241-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 262241
           Summary: gpart(8) destroy: option -F seems to not effectively
                    destroy all partitions in some situations
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
               URL: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dgpart&sektio
                    n=3D8&manpath=3DFreeBSD#DESCRIPTION
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com

From
<https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=3Dgpart&sektion=3D8&manpath=3DFr=
eeBSD#EXAMPLES>:=20

> =E2=80=A6 -F option can be given with destroy to delete all of the partit=
ions=20
> before destroying the partitioning scheme. =E2=80=A6

>From <https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/558256>:=20


=E2=80=A6
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s MBR da4
da4 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd da4
da4s1 added
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s BSD da4s1
da4s1 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd-swap da4s1
da4s1a added
=E2=80=A6
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart destroy -F da4
da4 destroyed
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s MBR da4
da4 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd da4
da4s1 added
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s BSD da4s1
gpart: geom 'da4s1': File exists
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ #


The existence of da4s1 suggests that prior destruction by gpart was not
entirely effective.

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