Hi Phil, Unfortunately I didn't specify a backup-file when attempting to grow the array so I'm not able to run this. Thanks, Kevin On 26 Feb 2013, at 03:24, Phil Turmel wrote: > On 02/25/2013 04:17 PM, Kevin McAreavey wrote: > >> $ sudo mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 >> mdadm: Failed to restore critical section for reshape, sorry. >> Possibly you needed to specify the --backup-file > > Did you follow this advice? I doesn't look like it from the rest of > your report. (Reread that without the word "Possibly".) > > Phil -- 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