--- raidtools-1.00.3/mkraid.c.orig 2003-01-15 03:58:25.000000000 -0500 +++ raidtools-1.00.3/mkraid.c 2004-03-28 23:47:56.000000000 -0500 @@ -171,31 +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; }