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Date:      Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:14:20 +0800
From:      Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To:        lucian@lastdot.org
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Where has my /dev/label gone?
Message-ID:  <20140219201420.7d2f7e1c@X220.alogt.com>
In-Reply-To: <cone.1392810880.797015.4595.500@workvmetc>
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Hi,

On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:54:40 +0000
lucian@lastdot.org wrote:

> Erich Dollansky writes:
> 
> > On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:10:53 +0000
> > Lucian <lucian@lastdot.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I set up some labels (glabel label blah /dev/partition) and they
> > > show up fine in /dev/label, but once I reboot out of single user
> > > mode and into nornal mode /dev/label is gone.
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> >
> > Bermuda triangle?
> >
> > It sounds strange. Ok, you this in the single user mode. Why? What
> > devices did you label?
> >
> > Hopefully not the devices in use. This does not work from my point
> > of view. You would have to use another label type then.
> 
> I did this in single user because according to the docs you can't do
> it on a "live system".
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/geom-glabel.html

do you have this in your kernel?

options GEOM_LABEL

You can also load the module at boot time with an entry
in /boot/loader.conf.

Erich



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