From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 11 02:08:29 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05B8016A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:08:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp11.wanadoo.fr (smtp11.wanadoo.fr [193.252.22.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA46A43D1F for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:08:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 7EF8D1C00085 for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:08:27 +0100 (CET) Received: from pix.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-111-2-1-3.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.50.80.3]) by mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 672611C00083 for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:08:27 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20050311020827422.672611C00083@mwinf1102.wanadoo.fr Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:08:27 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <813975182.20050311030827@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: fsck errors on a running system that disappear in single-user mode X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:08:29 -0000 I ran fsck on a running system (check only, no changes), and it turned up some inconsistencies. So I rebooted into single-user mode and ran it again, but then everything checked out fine. I presume this is because fsck is looking at filesystems that are changing right in front of its eyes on a running system, which leads to inconsistencies that really don't mean anything ... right? -- Anthony