Bug#370115: E: /proc/mdtest is not readable; have you initialised RAID?

[Uwe Hermann]

Package: mdadm
Version: 2.4.1-3
Severity: serious

Hi,

I got this upon an dist-upgrade today:

---
Setting up mdadm (2.4.1-3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mdadm-raid ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mdadm ...
Generating mdadm.conf... E: /proc/mdtest is not readable; have you initialised RAID?
dpkg: error processing mdadm (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
---

I do _not_ have a RAID configured at this time. I merely installed the
package as I intend to test a RAID setup sonnish, and wanted to read
the docs, manpages etc.

Can the install process be fixed to not fail, even if you don't
(currently) run a RAID?

Cheers, Uwe.


-- Package-specific info:

--- mdadm.conf

--- /proc/mdstat:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.18
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages mdadm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.1      Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-13   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  makedev                       2.3.1-81   creates device files in /dev

mdadm recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
* mdadm/autostart: false
* mdadm/warning:
* mdadm/start_daemon: true
* mdadm/mail_to: root

-- 
Uwe Hermann 
http://www.hermann-uwe.de
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