Like most man pages, examples that would clarify meanings are absent. What does that last parameter mean exactly in the following example I found Googling? mdadm --assemble /dev/md/alpha --name=alpha --update=name /dev/sd[fg] I want to change the name of /dev/md1 from what it is now to something else. /dev/md1 is made from /dev/sda15 and /dev/sdb15 using v1.0 metadata. This is its detail: /dev/md7: Version : 1.0 Creation Time : Sun Apr 15 16:41:25 2012 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 156280216 (149.04 GiB 160.03 GB) Used Dev Size : 156280216 (149.04 GiB 160.03 GB) Raid Devices : 2 Total Devices : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Intent Bitmap : Internal Update Time : Sat Apr 12 00:34:16 2014 State : active Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Name : big31:7 (local to host big31) UUID : 922adc12:0bb3652b:d6259dfa:37406525 Events : 440 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 15 0 active sync /dev/sda15 1 8 31 1 active sync /dev/sdb15 -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org