[sheepdog-users] Removing metadata

[Liu Yuan]

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 09:34:59AM +0100, Valerio Pachera wrote:
> 2013/11/14 Liu Yuan <namei.unix at gmail.com>
> 
> > Yes, the metadata is only used to authenticate the joining node and if you
> > purge
> > configuration before you join the node back, in practice it is same as you
> > join
> > it directly without purging
> >
> 
> Good.
> I was wondering if purging the metadata may help in the case of a node
> failing to re-join the cluster (the case when it's aware of itself only).

Yes, I think if something weird happens that prevent you from joinning the
node back into the cluster, it is a good practice to purge the metadata
beforehand.

Thanks
Yuan