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http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14590

           Summary: mdadm behavior in mountroot.sh is slightly incorrect
           Product: Codex
           Version: stable grimoire
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: disk
        AssignedTo: sm-grimoire-bugs AT lists.ibiblio.org
        ReportedBy: seth AT swoolley.homeip.net


in mountroot.sh we see:
  #
  # Prefer the newer mdadm to raidtools
  #
  if   [ -f /etc/mdadm.conf ] ; then
    mdadm  --assemble  --scan
    mdadm  --follow    --scan  --delay=120  --daemonise  >  /var/run/mdadm.pid
  elif [ -f /etc/raidtab    ] ; then
    raidstart  --all
  fi

The mdadm --follow -- daemonize line should not be run here.  We don't know
what /var/run is mounted to in any case.  This is just to get root up and
running -- nothing requiring write access should run here.  I got a permission
denied error writing to the pid file.  Instead, that line should be commented
out (the --assemble --scan line is still good in case root is a "md" device).

The proper way to do it is to have the mdadm spell have its own init script:

#!/bin/sh
RUNLEVEL=3
PROGRAM=/sbin/mdadm
NEEDS="+local_fs"
ARGS="--follow --scan --delay=120 --daemonize -i /var/run/mdadm.pid"
. /etc/init.d/smgl_init

In any case, this is only necessary if there's an email address in mdadm.conf
(fortunately the program exits if there is none).


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