This bug was fixed in the package mdadm - 2.6.7-3ubuntu3
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mdadm (2.6.7-3ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low
* debian/initramfs/init-premount: provide a safety net, interactive prompt
on boot before dropping to busybox shell if the RAID is degraded; prompt
times out after 15 se
Screen shot of the testing, for good measure ;-)
:-Dustin
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degraded raid boot process should interactively prompt user before dropping to
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257568
You r
Turns out "read" will take a "-t" option, but it cannot take place after
the "-r" option.
Updated patch attached. Tested, requesting sponsorship.
:-Dustin
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I have looked into providing a timeout for this prompt, however the
extraordinarily limited ash shell in busybox makes this very difficult.
Something like this seems to work well in bash/dash/ash, however, it
does not work properly in busybox.
# Set a 15-second timeout for
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Jools Smyth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What about machines which the sysadmin has only remote access to ? He
> will want the machine to boot into degraded mode, so services can be
> running until he can contact someone at the data centre to replace a
> disk. havin
Aaah ok. then I'm happy ;-)
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On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:54:53PM -, Jools Smyth wrote:
> What about machines which the sysadmin has only remote access to ? He
> will want the machine to boot into degraded mode, so services can be
> running until he can contact someone at the data centre to replace a
> disk. having it stop a
What about machines which the sysadmin has only remote access to ? He
will want the machine to boot into degraded mode, so services can be
running until he can contact someone at the data centre to replace a
disk. having it stop at a prompt in this scenario is not helpful.
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Patch attached.
:-Dustin
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