>> - Can it be renamed to md0? > > Sure. > If this is being assembled by the initrd, then either the initrd must set the > hostname to "fileserver" before mdadm gets to assemble the array, or the > initrd must contain an /etc/mdadm.conf which lists "/dev/md0" has having the > UUID of this array. > > NeilBrown > I'm learning a few things the hard way here e.g. I had saved my mdadm.conf to a file in the home folder of the default user so I could reference it later if needs be - no flash, no file. Next time email it to myself. If I were to run sudo update-initramfs -u would that restore things or pretty much make md127 permanent. In the event update-initramfs -u is not the way to go, it there an example of a good mdadm.conf floating about that I can reference to make the necessary changes? -- 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