Re: gpart destroy, in depth

From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert_at_cschubert.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:03:56 UTC 
On April 11, 2023 10:35:40 AM PDT, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> wrote:
>On 11/04/2023 14:24, Warner Losh wrote:
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>> It writes zeros to the partition table.
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>> Warner
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>Thanks.
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>Is it precise about where it ceases writing zeros in the areas previously occupied by the table and backup table?
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>Or does it (for want of a better expression) spill over, a little?
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>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 7:13 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> wrote:
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>>     Please: what, exactly, occurs when a partition table is destroyed by
>>     gpart(8)?
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>>     Background: …
>> 

You should be able to simply recreate the partitions as before. The data will be untouched, unless the disk has been reused.


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