OK, so do you think that I can remove those lines from my
rc.sysinit and halt scripts without doing any harm to my system?
Chris
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, m. allan noah wrote:
> i suggested the rpm -e, then the make install, cause that is how you get
> the binaries :)
>
> it has nothing to do with the rc.d stuff.
>
> darn redhat. i am sorry, but that code was stable in USE, but not stable
> in DESIGN. now we have to deal with "upgrading" 5.2 (read 'fixing').
>
> allan
>
> ps- i LIKE redhat- went to school in durham :)
>
> "so don't tell us it can't be done, putting down what you don't know.
> money isn't our god, integrity will free our souls" - Max Cavalera
>
> On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Chris Price wrote:
>
> >
> > On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, m. allan noah wrote:
> >
> > > is your system redhat 5.2? if so, do:
> > >
> > > rpm -e raidtools
> >
> > I did this. Raid1 array os working just peachy.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > and edit /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and remove the section on starting raid
> > > (about 30 lines, do :/raid to find it in vi)
> > >
> > > then edit /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt, and remove the lines about raid (about
> > > 4lines)
> > >
> >
> > I did not do these things. rc.sysinit references the obsolete
> > raidadd command, so i am assuming that it needs to go.
> >
> > Here is section from rc.sysinit:
> > #############################################################################
> > # Add raid devices
> > if [ -f /proc/mdstat -a -f /etc/raidtab -a -x /sbin/raidadd ]; then
> > echo "Starting up RAID devices."
> > raidadd -a
> >
> > rc=$?
> >
> > if [ $rc = 0 ]; then
> > raidrun -a
> > rc=$?
> > fi
> >
> > # A non-zero return means there were problems.
> > if [ $rc -gt 0 ]; then
> > echo
> > echo
> > echo "*** An error occurred during the RAID startup"
> > echo "*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot"
> > echo "*** when you leave the shell."
> >
> > PS1="(RAID Repair) \#"; export PS1
> > sulogin
> >
> > echo "Unmounting file systems"
> > umount -a
> > mount -n -o remount,ro /
> > echo "Automatic reboot in progress."
> > reboot
> > fi
> > fi
> > ############################################################################
> >
> > I assume thre is something similar in the halt script.
> >
> > My question is, do i need to do a make install after editing the
> > rc.sysinit and halt scripts? If so, what exactly does the make install
> > do that I need to run it again (remember, my system has been running fine
> > for about 3 weeks now).
> >
> >
> > THANKS!!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
>
