On Friday April 17, tlenz@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > There seems to be 2 ways to update mdadm.conf. One puts a little more info in and both create duplicate info that msut be removed. > Which is the better way: > > mdadm --examine --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf > mdadm --detail --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf The best way to create mdadm.conf is with an editor. Understand the syntax of the file, understand what you want mdadm to do to assemble/monitor arrays. And create a file that suits. The two commands are useful for pre-populating the file but should not be considered a 'final' answer. They are useful in different contexts. > > Also, is there a way to check if mdadm "damenised" at boot for > sending email alerts? mdstat only list the arrays, not any kind of > monitoring level. "ps axgu | grep mdadm" is a good way. NeilBrown -- 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
