On 2013-01-28, Phil Turmel [off-list ref] wrote:

On 01/27/2013 08:52 AM, Theo Cabrerizo Diem wrote:

quoted

I did read the wiki, and took a copy of mdadm --examine /dev/sd[ghij]1
before doing anything. I've tried to run :

mdadm --create --assume-clean --level=5 --chunk 64 --raid-devices=4
/dev/md/stuff1 /dev/sdh1 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdj1 /dev/sdi1

For some reason, people are unwilling to use "--assemble --force", which
is made for these situations.

It is because the wiki suggests the --create --assume-clean strategy:

https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_Recovery

I thought I modified that page, but perhaps I am misremembering, or
perhaps I wasn't sure of the best advice to put there.

--keith

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