Just to note a relevant point about mdadm on ubuntu - and concerning the upcoming release lucid, ubuntu is going to ship Lucid with mdadm 2.6.7, which is rather old now. Best Regards Jools Jools Wills -- IT Consultant Oxford Inspire - http://www.oxfordinspire.co.uk - be inspired t: 01235 519446 m: 07966 577498 jools@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- 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