Re: RE: RE: Problem with VAR directory during install

[Charles Cazabon]

Steve Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmmm...I wonder why my Mandrake 8 install won't cooperate.  I've 
> reloaded the OS a half dozen times, each time more careful than 
> the previous, and to make a long story short when you do the 
> make absolutely nothing goes into the /var/qmail directory.  The 
> install basically goes nowhere.

I assume you've checked the basics, like the ownership and permissions on /,
/var, and /var/qmail?

> One thing:  the /var directory is actually two 17GB SCSI drives 
> running in Linux Raid 1 (mirroring).  Do you think it's possible 
> the mirroring is screwing things up?

I wouldn't suspect so; IDE RAID/mirroring works well on one of our older
machines, but that's with a RedHat-shipped kernel.  I don't know what
Mandrake's kernels are like.

Charles
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Charles Cazabon                            <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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