also sprach Daniel Reurich <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2010.02.21.2004 +0100]: > On Sun, 2010-02-21 at 18:14 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Daniel Reurich <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2010.02.19.0351 +0100]: > > > But if a generated 'system uuid' value (I just suggested the root fs > > > UUID because it would be highly unlikely to be unchanged, and nobody > > > would be likely to fiddle with it) was copied into a file > > > called /etc/system_uuid and copied into the initrd, then we could add > > > put into mdadms hook script in initramfs-tools, to verify and update the > > > homehost variable in the boot time required raid volumes when ever a new > > > initrd is installed. (This generally happens on debian whenever a > > > kernel is installed and mdadm is installed or upgraded. > > > > Neil's point is that no such value exists. The root filesystem UUID > > is not available when the array is created. And updating the > > homehost in the RAID metadata at boot time would defeat the purpose > > of homehost in the first place. > > I said copy You said "update the homehost variable in the boot time required raid volumes initrd is installed." > > > As an added protection we could include checks in mdadm > > > shutdown script a check that warns when mdadm.conf doesn't > > > exist and the /etc/system_uuid doesn't match the homehost > > > value in the boottime assembled raid volumes. If we did use > > > the root filesystem UUID for this, we could compare that as > > > well. > > > > Debian has no policy for this. There is no way to warn a user > > and interrupt the shutdown process. > > We could use the mdadm to fix it though to ensure the system won't > end up in an unbootable state. No, because the whole point of homehost is that it should not be automatically updated. -- martin | http://madduck.net/ | http://two.sentenc.es/ "truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isnt." -- mark twain spamtraps: madduck.bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx
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