[NTLUG:Discuss] [Fwd: [charlug] Suse Server 9 and Linux RAID]

[David Simmons]

Maybe some of the many SuSE guru's here can give this one a shot?
(please cc: the original poster/group).   Dave

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From: Eddie Dukes <edukes at cogsdill.com>
Reply-To: discuss at charlug.org
Subject: [charlug] Suse Server 9 and Linux RAID
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:53:27 -0400
I have two primary problems setting up a server using Suse Enterprise 
Server 9.  I'll give system background first:

IBM  X Series server w/ Pent. 4 2.8 GHZ CPU,  1 GB SDRAM,  1 60 GB HDD,  
2  120 GB SATA HDD.

Linux is installed on the 60 GB IDE drive.    The two SATA drives  are 
set as RAID1 via the  YAST partition tool.
When the RAID  was first configured,  I accessed the drive at  
/mnt/raid.    I then created  5 directories  and some subdirectories.
At some point after rebooting  ( that may have been a day or two later)  
the  /mnt/raid  file was empty.   I looked around and at root, I found a 
folder called Data1.  In that location I found all directories I thought 
had been created at /mnt/raid.

I then went to Samba via YAST and set up the server.  All seemed well.  
I then accessed SWAT via Konquerer and added my users.  I  placed them 
in a unique group and changed the ownership of the created directories 
to this group.   From a Windows XP machine I can see the Linux server, 
but can't access the folders.  I checked files permissions and all seems 
well.   After another restart of the Linux box,  the created folders 
have moved yet again,  now to   /home.   That was Monday and things have 
not changed since then.    I'm assuming the created directories are 
still actually residing on the RAID partioned and that the   /home  
directory is just the access point.

Sorry this rambles and seems a bit confusing,   but any help answering 
the question as to why the directories "moved around"  would be great.   
   It does appear that they are stable now  but I just want to be sure 
they are on the RAID side of the house.

My real problem is that we are ready to create a few additional 
subdirectories and begin to populate the directories with Autocad 
files.  I need to  complete the sharing for the group.

Thanks for your help

Eddie      
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