Hi, during a restore operation, I have recreated a RAID array using a rescue system. That new array ended up being named grml:0. Renaming the array to realhostname:md_root didn't work inside the rescue system The rescue system is reasonably current, using kernel 6.11.2 and mdadm 4.3. First, I tried changing the name of the array. That worked: # mdadm --assemble md_root --update=name --name=md_root /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 mdadm: /dev/md/md_root has been started with 2 drives. # mdadm --examine /dev/sda3 ... Name: grml:md_root (local to host grml) ... What didn't work was changing the homehost: # mdadm --assemble md_root --update=homehost --name=realhostname /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 mdadm: /dev/sda3 has wrong name. mdadm: /dev/sdb3 has wrong name. Adding --force didn't work, same error message. What is the recommended way to create an array inside a rescue system that has homehost and name to the values the local admin wants, and/or to change those values for an array that has already been created and is filled with data? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
