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.BR \-c ", " \-\-config=
-Specify the config file or directory. Default is to use
-.B {CONFFILE}
-and
-.BR {CONFFILE}.d ,
-or if those are missing then
-.B {CONFFILE2}
-and
-.BR {CONFFILE2}.d .
+Specify the config file or directory. If not specified, default config file
+and default conf.d directory will be used. See
+.BR mdadm.conf (5)
+for more details.
+
If the config file given is
.B "partitions"
then nothing will be read, but
.B \-\-config
or requested with (a possibly implicit)
.BR \-\-scan .
-In the later case,
-.B {CONFFILE}
-or
-.B {CONFFILE2}
-is used.
+In the later case, default config file is used. See
+.BR mdadm.conf (5)
+for more details.
If
.B \-\-scan
.SS {CONFFILE} (or {CONFFILE2})
-The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if
-they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information
-(e.g. UUID) about known MD arrays. See
+Default config file. See
.BR mdadm.conf (5)
for more details.
.SS {CONFFILE}.d (or {CONFFILE2}.d)
-A directory containing configuration files which are read in lexical
-order.
+Default directory containing configuration files. See
+.BR mdadm.conf (5)
+for more details.
.SS {MAP_PATH}
When
.I /dev
to find the name that matches the numbers.
-If no DEVICE line is present, then "DEVICE partitions containers" is assumed.
+If no DEVICE line is present in any config file,
+then "DEVICE partitions containers" is assumed.
For example:
.IP
Note that this value cannot be set via the
.I mdadm
commandline. It is only settable via the config file.
+There should only be one
+.B MAILADDR
+line and it should have only one address. Any subsequent addresses
+are silently ignored.
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.B PROGRAM
There should only be one
.B program
-line and it should be give only one program.
+line and it should be given only one program. Any subsequent programs
+are silently ignored.
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.B create
line gives default values to be used when creating arrays, new members
of arrays, and device entries for arrays.
-These include:
+
+There should only be one
+.B create
+line. Any subsequent lines will override the previous settings.
+
+Keywords used in the
+.I CREATE
+line and supported values are:
.RS 4
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.B AUTO
should be given at most once. Subsequent lines are silently ignored.
-Thus an earlier config file in a config directory will over-ride
-the setting in a later config file.
+Thus a later config file in a config directory will not overwrite
+the setting in an earlier config file.
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.B POLICY
line lists custom values of MD device's sysfs attributes which will be
stored in sysfs after the array is assembled. Multiple lines are allowed and each
line has to contain the uuid or the name of the device to which it relates.
+Lines are applied in reverse order.
.RS 4
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.B uuid=
.B \-\-monitor
mode.
.B \-d/\-\-delay
-command line argument takes precedence over the config file
+command line argument takes precedence over the config file.
+
+If multiple
+.B MINITORDELAY
+lines are provided, only first non-zero value is considered.
+
+.SH FILES
+
+.SS {CONFFILE}
+
+The default config file location, used when
+.I mdadm
+is running without --config option.
+
+.SS {CONFFILE}.d
+
+The default directory with config files. Used when
+.I mdadm
+is running without --config option, after successful reading of the
+.B {CONFFILE}
+default config file. Files in that directory
+are read in lexical order.
+
+
+.SS {CONFFILE2}
+
+Alternative config file that is read, when
+.I mdadm
+is running without --config option and the
+.B {CONFFILE}
+default config file was not opened successfully.
+
+.SS {CONFFILE2}.d
+
+The alternative directory with config files. Used when
+.I mdadm
+is runninng without --config option, after reading the
+.B {CONFFILE2}
+alternative config file whether it was successful or not. Files in
+that directory are read in lexical order.
.SH EXAMPLE
DEVICE /dev/sd[bcdjkl]1