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Re: problems formatting partition via ks

To: Will Francis <wfrancis@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: problems formatting partition via ks
From: "Nathan Scott" <nathans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 10:16:38 +1000
In-reply-to: Will Francis <wfrancis@incyte.com> "problems formatting partition via ks" (Jul 16, 4:11pm)
References: <200107162311.f6GNBKT21957@vertigo.incyte.com>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
hi Will,

On Jul 16,  4:11pm, Will Francis wrote:
> Subject: problems formatting partition via ks
> ...
> Illegal value /usr/local/net for -L option
> (then the usage statement for mkfs.xfs follows)
> 
> It threw similar fits when I tried to put /boot on it's
> own partition so I've just put it back into /
> 
> thoughts?
> 

Yes - there is only space for 12 characters in the XFS fs
label field, so the mkfs.xfs error you received above is
correct (looks like you tried 14 - "/usr/local/net").

The /boot problem sounds like it might be different though?
(need more details).

cheers.

-- 
Nathan


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