also sprach Daniel Reurich <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2010.02.18.1703 +1300]: > > Debian experimental. But so far, I was unable to get rid of > > mdadm.conf because it only works without the info in that file if > > the homehost is correctly encoded in the metadata. So the challenge > > I am facing is http://bugs.debian.org/567468. > > Why not use an installation generated uuid like that of the root > filesystem for the homehost identifier. It's less likely to change then > just about any other system identifier. This is a great idea. While I would still have to store that UUID in the initrd, as you say, it's 99% likely to remain constant, and when it changes, it's 99% likely that the admin is doing something that will require more work, so we can resort to 100% hoping that s/he knows what she's doing. Neil? -- martin | http://madduck.net/ | http://two.sentenc.es/ "when a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. when a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. women try their luck; men risk theirs." -- oscar wilde spamtraps: madduck.bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx
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