Vinum, newfs: could not open special device

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On 09 mrt 2005, at 22:11, Benjamin Keating wrote:

> Hey all. Running FreeBSD 5.3 with GENERIC kernel. This isn't high
> priority, but I've never had problems with Vinum before and this one's
> got me stumped.
>
> ########################
> #### /etc/vinum.conf ###
> ########################
>
> bigbang# cat /etc/vinum.conf
> drive a device /dev/ad4e
> drive b device /dev/ad5e
> drive c device /dev/ad6e
> volume backup
>   plex org raid5 384k
>     sd length 0 drive a
>     sd length 0 drive b
>     sd length 0 drive c
>
> ########################
>
> ### MY STEPS ###
> 1). bsdlabel -w /dev/ad{4,5,6}
> 2). bsdlabel -e /dev/ad{4,5,6}
> 2.1). removed partiion "a"
>       copied partition "c" and changed fstype to "vinum"
>       :wq
> 3). vinum config -f /etc/vinum.conf

try
3) vinum create -f /etc/vinum.conf
Arno

> 4). newfs /dev/vinum/backup
>
> ### PROBLEM  ###
> newfs: /dev/vinum/backup: could not open special device
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