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From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr>
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Subject: Re: fsck errors on a running system that disappear in single-user
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Jerry McAllister writes:

> At least most likely.    There could possibly a real inconsistency,
> but it would be difficult on a running system to distinguish it 
> from the artifacts you point out above.

But a real consistency would presumably persist with an fsck on a system
in single-user mode, which is (I assume) quiescent, right?

-- 
Anthony