Stopping the tinderbox

[Mike Tancsa]

At 07:55 AM 4/19/2007, Mike Tancsa wrote:
>At 07:51 AM 4/19/2007, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
>>I've added the following to /etc/motd on freebsd-{current,stable}:
>>
>>   * If the tinderbox runs amok (e.g. due to repo corruption),
>>     touch ~tinderbox/stop and notify des at freebsd.org.
>>
>>Commenting out the cron entry works too, but doesn't stop the running
>>tbmaster.  Touching ~tinderbox/stop causes tbmaster to stop as soon as
>>the current build ends.
>
>Ahhh, ok thanks.  I did a kill of all the 
>tinderbox processes after I commented out the 
>ctab entry.  Its just 8am here now and one of us 
>should get to fixing the disk issue.  I have a 
>feeling the surviving disk might be having 
>problems as well, or the controller is in 
>trouble.  Regardless, we have spares of everything if need be.


I think it should be OK now... The one drive was 
hosed, but we had to replace the drive tray and 
cables as well.  The new disk is rebuilding, and 
it is progressing at a normal rate.



         ---Mike