docs/55122: Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes

Stefan Walter sw at gegenunendlich.de
Thu Jul 31 16:10:16 UTC 2003


>Number:         55122
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Handbook should mention that gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 31 09:10:14 PDT 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Stefan Walter
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Sat Jul 19 11:01:42 CEST 2003 root at kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/KYUZO i386
>Description:
	Gdbe can't be used with vinum volumes because vinum doesn't use the
	GEOM subsystem. I think it's worth mentioning that in the handbook's
	chapter about gdbe.
>How-To-Repeat:
	Read the handbook.
>Fix:
--- gbde-vinum.diff begins here ---
--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml.old	Thu Jul 31 16:47:58 2003
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml	Thu Jul 31 16:54:13 2003
@@ -3212,6 +3212,10 @@
 	  its initial probing for devices. To detach the encrypted device
 	  used in our example, use the following command:</para>
 	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>gbde detach /dev/ad4s1c</userinput></screen>
+
+	<para>Also note that, as &man.vinum.4; does not use the &man.geom.4;
+	subsystem, you cannot use <application>gbde</application> with
+	&man.vinum.4; volumes.</para>
       </sect2>
 
   </sect1>
--- gbde-vinum.diff ends here ---
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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