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From: dave@micropen (David F. Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: YA up 2.4 (warning on labelit )
Summary: safe labelit
Keywords: second disk
Message-ID: <590@micropen>
Date: 15 Dec 88 14:44:00 GMT
References: <1583@ssc.UUCP>
Organization: Micropen Dirent Writing Systems, Pittsford, NY
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In article <1583@ssc.UUCP>, markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:
> A warning for my procedure for partitioning a second disk drive 
> 
> If after executing labelit, a couple of lines of cryptic messages
>  labelit /dev/rdsk/1s2 x2 1s2  (as run in the installation script)
NO! >  labelit /dev/dsk/1s2 x2 1s2  (as documented in the release notes)
> Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
> The only safe place to run labelit from is a write protected boot floppy.
> Mark Zenier    uunet!nwnexus!pilchuck!ssc!markz    markz@ssc.uucp

I have never damaged a properly made disk with labelit.  Run labelit only
on the raw disk (/dev/rdsk/...) and never on the block device.  Never run
labelit on a mounted partition.  Good luck.

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David F. Carlson, Micropen, Inc.
micropen!dave@ee.rochester.edu

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