Or just make sure you have good backups. Good and tested backups were the original Knoppix. :)
>>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:33 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scott Rohling wrote: > >> I think there are pros and cons - enough on both sides that I wouldn't flat >> out tell someone "don't do it".. Recovery is less easy, yes, but certainly >> possible - you just have more than one DASD to consider. >> >> I think this is one of those topics that is endlessly debatable, so it's >> best just to list the pros and cons (and not just the cons) and leave it to >> the implementer to decide why they may or may not want to use LVM for root. > > >> DASD. Then - make your system unbootable (put an error in your /etc/fstab >> or zipl.conf or something) .. and then try and recover it with both an LVM >> and non-LVM root. These are the kinds of pros and cons you have to weigh >> yourself.. > > My Linux experience is principally on Intellish hardware. > > My favourite rescue disk is Knoppix, preferably the latest but in a > pinch, whatever is to hand. It does not understand RH's LVM setup. > > OTOH RH/Fedora rescue CDs[1] do understand LVM and can mount the system > needing rescue. How it would actually handle an incorrect fstab I don't > know, but I would fully expect it to get the the point where I could > apply a little vim (or sed or echo) and fix it. It's probably > complicated to use an alternative standard system to rescue an > LVM-rooted system (but maybe not if the alternative doesn't use LVM). I > have seen problems discussed where duplicate volume/group names arose, > in Fedora. > > [1] and presumably install media in rescue mode. > > In a mainframe environment I'd want to do as I did on OS/2, have a small > utility/rescue system on hand for just such emergencies. > > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Advice > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
