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--- computing:raid [2018/11/25 01:32] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ computing:raid [2019/04/10 08:55] – oemb1905
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   mdadm --readwrite /dev/mdx [restart]
-If a drive fails, you need to deactivate it, activate the replacement and then allow enough time for syncing.  That tutorial is next and will go below.  It centers around mdadm commands to deactivate the old drive, and with sfdisk to create an identical partition table on the new device.  More later on that ...
+Okay, the point of this is to combine RAID with pam_mount handlind the mounting of the crypt, and we also need ssh pubkey authentication.  But, without some tweaks, we would never be able to access the public key, which is in the crypt on the server.  So, we need to move a copy of the public keys outside the crypt.  Here is how:
+  cp -a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys /opt/authorizedkeys
+  sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+Add the following parameter in the section that pertains to it:
+  AuthorizedKeysFile      /opt/authorized_keys
+Now, when you reboot, even if PasswordAuthentication and ChallengeResponse are set to "no," as long as PubKeyAuthentication is set to "yes" you will be able to do the following to mount the crypt.  This is because pam_mount is handling log in, and PAM is therefore allowing the password to be entered through the ssh tunnel because sshd_config also has Use PAM yes.
+  ssh user@xx.xx.xx.xx
+  screen
+  su - user
+  <authenticate>
+Now, press ctrl-a-d to detach from the screen.
+  exit
+Okay, now you have survived reboot with a RAID array, with pam doing its magic for you on the crypt ... hardly a pain if it saves you
+a trip
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   (draft) mdadm --readwrite /dev/mdx
-AS you can see, still working on the tutorial for how to replace a drive on the RAID1 array once it does in fact fail, and additionally, how to create a RAID1 array on a running host.  For now, here are some good resources I found while gathering my thoughts and preparing my solutions and steps above for a good initial RAID1 set up for intermediate workstation needs.  Thanks to these guys who had great ideas:
+When a hard drive fails, follow these steps with the machine still on (with failed drive as per SMART inside):
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --fail /dev/sdi1
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --fail /dev/sdi2
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md2 --fail /dev/sdi3
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --remove /dev/sdi1
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --remove /dev/sdi2
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md2 --remove /dev/sdi3
+  sudo poweroff
+  sfdisk -d /dev/sdj | sfdisk /dev/sdi
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --add /dev/sdi1
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md1 --add /dev/sdi2
+  mdadm --manage /dev/md2 --add /dev/sdi3
+  dpkg-reconfigure -plow grub-pc
+  cat /proc/mdstat
+Let syncing finish, then reboot and run:
+  sudo grub-install /dev/sdX
+  sudo update-grub
+  sudo update-grub2
+Next up, how to create a RAID1 array on a running host
+-- -- -- -- --
-[[https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2013/10/04/how-to-configure-software-raid1-during-installation-process/]]
+This tutorial is a designated "Invariant Section" of the "Technotronic" section of Haack's Wiki as described on the [[https://jonathanhaack.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start|Start Page]].
-[[https://www.howtoforge.com/replacing_hard_disks_in_a_raid1_array]]
-[[https://linuxgazette.net/140/pfeiffer.html]]
-[[http://jasonwryan.com/blog/2012/02/11/lvm/]]
- --- //[[netcmnd@jonathanhaack.com|oemb1905]] 2018/11/23 21:20//
+ --- //[[netcmnd@jonathanhaack.com|oemb1905]] 2019/01/13 12:25//

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