Tom Browder wrote: > On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 10:46 alain williams <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 05:37:27PM +0200, john doe wrote: >> > On 8/31/25 4:55 PM, Tom Browder wrote: >> > > I just added three new SSD and want to prep them for use. >> > > >> > > I plan to use a script to do that incrementally. Given the disks show >> > > the following when running "lsblk -o ..." ('# ' added): >> > > >> > >> > This is not our job to do your work, you also need to do it yourself. > > > I'm not asking you to do my work--I'm asking for a second opinion > > I forget about gparted, thanks. But one reason I'm interested in scripts is > to eventually build a new server with CLS scripts as much as possible. I'm > sure there is such a tool available, and I'm always open to suggestions. > > Another reason to use scripts and double check is old age, bad eyesight, > bad memory, and shaky fingers. > > -Tom > > P.S. I wish you lived in my area, I would probably probably hire you.
with your comment about "old age, bad eyesight,", etc. i certainly understand those. i would not do any destructive automatic scripts until there was a way to check that the device and partition number are verified to be what you want and also do not contain something else as a failsafe just in case. on my current system device names can change. songbird
