Hi, I have the problem that after a power failure I get the message: Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: created md3 Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: bind<hda4> Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: bind<hdb4> Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: bind<hde4> Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: bind<hdf4> Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: running: <hdf4><hde4><hdb4><hda4> Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: kicking non-fresh hde4 from array! Jul 12 15:29:17 kernel: md: unbind<hde4> I understand that hde4 is not 'fresh' and the array need to be rebuild but I only can do that with 'mdadm --add /dev/md3 /dev/hde4'. I would like to have it turned into a hot-spare, in which case a rebuild would start automatic. This application runs unattended, so there is nobody there to enter mdadm commands.... How can I make the rebuild starting automatic (like a hardware raidcard does)? Regards, Bart - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html