From bbe9df154b2c9bc122e1099382d1658c8cf0e904 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anand Jain Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:35:26 +0800 Subject: btrfs-progs: let user know that devid can be used if path is missing When the device disappear the path goes missing, and that will be the one of the reason that user will replace the device. The devid of the missing btrfs device can be obtained using the new cli option btrfs fi show --kernel And which can be used in the replace command. --- btrfs replace start /dev/sdc /dev/sde /btrfs Error: Unable to open device '/dev/sdc' Try using the devid instead of the path --- Signed-off-by: Anand Jain Signed-off-by: David Sterba Signed-off-by: Chris Mason --- cmds-replace.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'cmds-replace.c') diff --git a/cmds-replace.c b/cmds-replace.c index e409e11c..25e8c7fa 100644 --- a/cmds-replace.c +++ b/cmds-replace.c @@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int cmd_start_replace(int argc, char **argv) if (fdsrcdev < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unable to open device '%s'\n", srcdev); + fprintf(stderr, "\tTry using the devid instead of the path\n"); goto leave_with_error; } ret = fstat(fdsrcdev, &st); -- cgit v1.2.3