Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-17 Thread parv
in message 20091017005844.77c28cc1.free...@edvax.de, wrote Polytropon thusly... On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:43:37 +0300, Manolis Kiagias son...@otenet.gr wrote: Is this your normal '/' filesystem, and is it mounted? If it is reboot your system and select 'single user mode' from the loader.menu

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
PJ wrote: If I understand correctly from the manual, giving the labels their slice name (/dev/label/rootfs rather than /dev/ad4s1a) will assure that regardless of the disk, the boot will be from the disk being booted and not from another disk as happened to me recently - the fstab on disk ad4

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread PJ
Manolis Kiagias wrote: PJ wrote: If I understand correctly from the manual, giving the labels their slice name (/dev/label/rootfs rather than /dev/ad4s1a) will assure that regardless of the disk, the boot will be from the disk being booted and not from another disk as happened to me

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
PJ wrote: Manolis Kiagias wrote: PJ wrote: If I understand correctly from the manual, giving the labels their slice name (/dev/label/rootfs rather than /dev/ad4s1a) will assure that regardless of the disk, the boot will be from the disk being booted and not from another disk as

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread PJ
Manolis Kiagias wrote: PJ wrote: Manolis Kiagias wrote: PJ wrote: If I understand correctly from the manual, giving the labels their slice name (/dev/label/rootfs rather than /dev/ad4s1a) will assure that regardless of the disk, the boot will be from the disk

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread PJ
NOW THIS SUCKS. SUM # glabel label rootfs/dev/ad12s1a glabel: Can't store metadata on /dev/ad12s1a: Operation not permitted This is direct from the manual what the $#*(@)! is going on? No identical post on web, but similar say to ignore: it's harmless? I so, why is it there? There seem to

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
PJ wrote: NOW THIS SUCKS. SUM # glabel label rootfs/dev/ad12s1a glabel: Can't store metadata on /dev/ad12s1a: Operation not permitted This is direct from the manual what the $#*(@)! is going on? No identical post on web, but similar say to ignore: it's harmless? I so, why is it

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread PJ
Manolis Kiagias wrote: PJ wrote: NOW THIS SUCKS. SUM # glabel label rootfs/dev/ad12s1a glabel: Can't store metadata on /dev/ad12s1a: Operation not permitted This is direct from the manual what the $#*(@)! is going on? No identical post on web, but similar say to ignore: it's

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread Polytropon
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:43:37 +0300, Manolis Kiagias son...@otenet.gr wrote: Is this your normal '/' filesystem, and is it mounted? If it is reboot your system and select 'single user mode' from the loader.menu Then use glabel in the single user mode prompt. This will not work if you just

Re: GEOM label clarification

2009-10-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Polytropon wrote: On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:43:37 +0300, Manolis Kiagias son...@otenet.gr wrote: Is this your normal '/' filesystem, and is it mounted? If it is reboot your system and select 'single user mode' from the loader.menu Then use glabel in the single user mode prompt. This will