Bug#701814: os-prober: damages XFS exported via iSCSI but not mounted locally; potential data loss
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 13:41:45 +0100, Torsten Jerzembeck wrote:
> Package: os-prober
> Version: 1.42
> Severity: grave
> Justification: causes non-serious data loss
>
> While updating the kernel on a storage server exporting a large XFS via
> iSCSI, os-prober tried to mount this file system. This operation disrupted
> the iSCSI operation and damaged the file system.
>
On that kind of machine you really want to set
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true in /etc/default/grub.
Cheers,
Julien
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Julien Cristau <julien.cristau@logilab.fr>
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