https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=262241
Bug ID: 262241
Summary: gpart(8) destroy: option -F seems to not effectively
destroy all partitions in some situations
Product: Base System
Version: CURRENT
Hardware: Any
URL: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gpart&sektio
n=8&manpath=FreeBSD#DESCRIPTION
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Only Me
Priority: ---
Component: bin
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
From
<https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gpart&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD#EXAMPLES>:
> … -F option can be given with destroy to delete all of the partitions
> before destroying the partitioning scheme. …
>From <https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/558256>:
…
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s MBR da4
da4 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd da4
da4s1 added
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s BSD da4s1
da4s1 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd-swap da4s1
da4s1a added
…
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart destroy -F da4
da4 destroyed
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s MBR da4
da4 created
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart add -t freebsd da4
da4s1 added
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ # gpart create -s BSD da4s1
gpart: geom 'da4s1': File exists
root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p-freebsd:~ #
The existence of da4s1 suggests that prior destruction by gpart was not
entirely effective.
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