David Gaudine wrote: > David Gaudine wrote: > >The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. As I > >understand it, the temporary hostname is also in the superblock, > >and these must match or I won't be able to boot. So, do I have to > >do something about the superblock (how?), or just edit the name in > >the ARRAY lines, or not touch it at all? I'm afraid to experiment > >because my last encounter with "rescue mode" (trying to fix my > >grub-install mess) didn't go very well. > > Sorry to answer my own question, but a power failure caused a > corrupted filesystem on another computer and gave me a free IP to > experiment with. So, I went ahead and renamed my computer. I did > edit the name in mdadm.conf, and the system booted without problems. I have not previously ever changed a hostname in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf and not had a problem renaming systems. My mdadm.conf files don't contain the actual hostname. Bob
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