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Date:      Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:35:12 -0500
From:      "Russell E. Meek" <rmeek@russellmeek.net>
To:        Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gmirror on root filesystem
Message-ID:  <20070104143512.z8zpmyjfkggcwgc8@secure.meektech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200701041249.56144.josh@tcbug.org>
References:  <200701041249.56144.josh@tcbug.org>

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Quoting Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>:

> I'm trying to use gmirror on my root filesystem.  I've set sysctl
> kern.geom.debugflags to 16 and yet can't label the root partition.
>
> # gmirror label -v root /dev/ad4s1a
> Can't store metadata on /dev/ad4s1a: Operation not permitted.
>
> I was able to do this for /var and /usr while they were mounted.
> Unless someone has any ideas the only solution I see is to put this
> disk in a different box to create the mirror.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Josh Paetzel
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Josh,

If using Kernel Secure Levels input the following into rc.conf and reboot.

kern_securelevel_enable="NO"

Thanks,

Russell






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