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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c index ce6584090..40798f42b 100644 --- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c +++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c @@ -1938,10 +1938,15 @@ zpool_find_import_impl(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, importargs_t *iarg) * exclusively. This will prune all underlying * multipath devices which otherwise could * result in the vdev appearing as UNAVAIL. + * + * Under zdb, this step isn't required and + * would prevent a zdb -e of active pools with + * no cachefile. */ fd = open(slice->rn_name, O_RDONLY | O_EXCL); - if (fd >= 0) { - close(fd); + if (fd >= 0 || iarg->can_be_active) { + if (fd >= 0) + close(fd); add_config(hdl, &pools, slice->rn_name, slice->rn_order, slice->rn_num_labels, config); |