tag 444269 moreinfo unreproducible thanks Hi,
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho [2007-09-27 14:35 +0300]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:33:41]:~$ sudo hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > setting drive write-caching to 0 (off) > write-caching = 0 (off) > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:34:16]:~$ sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pg_checksystem > Warning: The following devices contain databases and have write > caching enabled: /dev/hda > This could destroy the integrity of your databases in the event of power > failure. Consider disabling the write cache with "hdparm -W 0 <device>". Were you ever able to reproduce this? pg_checksystem does more or less the same ioctl than hdparm to check the status. If you disable write caching, is it displayed as disabled in "sudo hdparm -W /dev/hda"? Thanks, Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
