Re: Probable bug in disklabel(8) -R

2023-02-04 Thread Crystal Kolipe
On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 at 06:14:19PM +0100, Puru Shartha wrote: > If this is intentional, would one have to first extend the boundaries > and then restore the disk label? When you restore the disklabel, the partitions are restored correctly even though they extend beyond the new boundend value. If

Re: Probable bug in disklabel(8) -R

2023-02-03 Thread Puru Shartha
Namaste Crystal, Koti Koti Dhanyavaad for your reply. > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2023 at 3:21 PM > From: "Crystal Kolipe" > To: "Puru Shartha" > Cc: "Misc" > Subject: Re: Probable bug in disklabel(8) -R > > On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 a

Re: Probable bug in disklabel(8) -R

2023-02-03 Thread Crystal Kolipe
On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 at 04:02:43PM +0100, Puru Shartha wrote: > Problem: > The restored disk will have the boundend at 2 TB, instead of the source > disk's full disk size boundend. ... > The net effect may be that the restored disk has not had its boundary > extended beyond the fdisk limit of 2

Probable bug in disklabel(8) -R

2023-02-03 Thread Puru Shartha
Namaste misc, Introduction: While using the "-R" option with disklabel(8), in a specific case, the target disk may not match the source disk label parameters. More precisely, the target disk's boundend may not match with the source disk. Overview: A disk with storage greater than 2 TB and 512