--- raidtools-1.00.3/mkraid.c.orig 2003-01-15 03:58:25.000000000 -0500 +++ raidtools-1.00.3/mkraid.c 2003-08-21 22:55:20.000000000 -0400 @@ -171,32 +171,31 @@ if (old_force_flag && (func == mkraid)) { fprintf(stderr, -" - WARNING! - - NOTE: if you are recovering a double-disk error or some other failure mode - that made your array unrunnable but data is still intact then it's strongly - recommended to use the lsraid utility and to read the lsraid HOWTO. - - If your RAID array holds useful and not yet backed up data then --force - and the hot-add/hot-remove functionality should be used with extreme care! - If your /etc/raidtab file is not in sync with the real array configuration, - then --force might DESTROY ALL YOUR DATA. It's especially dangerous to use - -f if the array is in degraded mode. - - If your /etc/raidtab file matches the real layout of on-disk data then - recreating the array will not hurt your data, but be aware of the risks - of doing this anyway: freshly created RAID1 and RAID5 arrays do a full - resync of their mirror/parity blocks, which, if the raidtab is incorrect, - the resync will wipe out data irrecoverably. Also, if your array is in - degraded mode then the raidtab must match the degraded config exactly, - otherwise you'll get the same kind of data destruction during resync. - (see the failed-disk raidtab option.) You have been warned! - - [ If your array holds no data, or you have it all backed up, or if you - know precisely what you are doing and you still want to proceed then use - the --really-force (or -R) flag. ] -"); +" WARNING!\n" +"\n" +" NOTE: if you are recovering a double-disk error or some other failure mode\n" +" that made your array unrunnable but data is still intact then it's strongly\n" +" recommended to use the lsraid utility and to read the lsraid HOWTO.\n" +"\n" +" If your RAID array holds useful and not yet backed up data then --force\n" +" and the hot-add/hot-remove functionality should be used with extreme care!\n" +" If your /etc/raidtab file is not in sync with the real array configuration,\n" +" then --force might DESTROY ALL YOUR DATA. It's especially dangerous to use\n" +" -f if the array is in degraded mode.\n" +"\n" +" If your /etc/raidtab file matches the real layout of on-disk data then\n" +" recreating the array will not hurt your data, but be aware of the risks\n" +" of doing this anyway: freshly created RAID1 and RAID5 arrays do a full\n" +" resync of their mirror/parity blocks, which, if the raidtab is incorrect,\n" +" the resync will wipe out data irrecoverably. Also, if your array is in\n" +" degraded mode then the raidtab must match the degraded config exactly,\n" +" otherwise you'll get the same kind of data destruction during resync.\n" +" (see the failed-disk raidtab option.) You have been warned!\n" +"\n" +" [ If your array holds no data, or you have it all backed up, or if you\n" +" know precisely what you are doing and you still want to proceed then use\n" +" the --really-force (or -R) flag. ]\n" +); return EXIT_FAILURE; }