how to fix the file system?

[Joseph C. Lininger]

Well, journaling is not fool proof, but it will usually allow you to recover
with very little difficulty. When fsck runs, it first checks to see if the
filesystem has a journal. If so, it replays it to recover the filesystem.
Then, it checks to seeif a bit has been set in the filesystem which
indicates other errors. If the bit is set, it performs a complete check to
repair any damages.
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Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm at pcdesk.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Holmes" <steve at holmesgrown.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: how to fix the file system?


> Yes, ext3 makes things much better.  However, I had a recent power
> failure which caused my system to come back up but I ended up with
> some errors during reboot.  I had to fight my way through.  Most times
> though, the journal feature of ext3 saved my butt.  I still wonder if
> the errors I got weren't specific hard drive problems I might be
> having - have to see on that one.
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 12:47:12AM -0600, Joseph C. Lininger wrote:
> > System will most likely run fsck automatically. Actually, if your
running
> > Redhat 9, you've probably got ext3 filesystem which does not need to be
> > checked after this happens. It will simply recover the journal.
> > --
> > Joseph C. Lininger
> > jbahm at pcdesk.net
>
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