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and subject line Re: Bug#444269: pg_checksystem claims write cache is enabled
but it isn't
has caused the Debian Bug report #444269,
regarding pg_checksystem claims write cache is enabled but it isn't
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Package: postgresql-common
Version: 78
Severity: minor
Observe:
a...@kukkaruukku[14:33:41]:~$ sudo hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
setting drive write-caching to 0 (off)
write-caching = 0 (off)
a...@kukkaruukku[14:34:16]:~$ sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pg_checksystem
Warning: The following devices contain databases and have write
caching enabled: /dev/hda
This could destroy the integrity of your databases in the event of power
failure. Consider disabling the write cache with "hdparm -W 0 <device>".
a...@kukkaruukku[14:34:20]:~$
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages postgresql-common depends on:
ii adduser 3.105 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.14 Debian configuration management sy
ii lsb-base 3.1-24 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
ii postgresql-client-common 78 manager for multiple PostgreSQL cl
ii procps 1:3.2.7-4.1 /proc file system utilities
ii ssl-cert 1.0.14 Simple debconf wrapper for openssl
postgresql-common recommends no packages.
-- debconf-show failed
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Hello Antti,
Martin Pitt [2008-03-10 22:30 +0100]:
> Hi Antti-Juhani,
>
> Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho [2008-03-10 14:25 +0200]:
> > I observed it once and haven't tried reproducing it. I don't really
> > care about this bug beyond the effect of letting you know of the
> > occurrence. Feel free to close if you believe it's the right thing to
> > do :)
>
> It would if it is totally unreproducible and just happened once ever.
>
> > If you want me to test this, please say so. The machine is currently
> > down and thus I can't do it right now.
>
> If you can test it, and find that hdparm and postgresql-common have
> differing opinions about the drive cache, I'd be very interested in
> fixing this, so please report it if you ever encounter it again. Thank
> you!
This bug has been open without any further information for about a
year now, and is unreproducible. Thus I am closing it now, since it
became quite stale.
Please respond back here if you have any further information about the
problem, and thanks for your report!
Martin
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