Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:05:36 +0000 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fsck errors on a running system that disappear in single-user mode Message-ID: <20050311220536.GL72527@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <304320431.20050311220748@wanadoo.fr> References: <813975182.20050311030827@wanadoo.fr> <200503111443.j2BEh2s02308@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <20050311184118.GF72527@hub.freebsd.org> <304320431.20050311220748@wanadoo.fr>
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On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 10:07:48PM +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Kris Kennaway writes: > > > Yes (single-user mode isn't the issue; the filesystem needs to be > > unmounted or mounted read-only, or to be using UFS snapshots (in 5.x) > > in order for fsck to have a consistent snapshot of the data that > > doesn't change out from underneath it). > > Are UFS snapshots enabled by default on 5.x? Yes, that's what background fsck uses. > Is this related to the > snapshots taken during dump operations with the L option, or is it > different? Same. See the manpages for more information. Kris
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