Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 15:13:31 -0500 From: Ben Pitzer <bpitzer@globix.net> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Dirty filesystems Message-ID: <4.1.19991229150419.00ac6100@popserver.globix.com>
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Gang, I have a couple of dirty file systems on my FreeBSD 3.3 machine. Apparently, someone who didn't know any better turned on the machine, didn't have the root password, and, being a chronic NT (ab)user, just powered the machine down, rather than leaving it up until I could arrive to shut it down properly. Classic story, eh? Problem is that now it fails to boot properly, and can't mount three filesystems, including the root partition, /usr and /var. I've run fsck exhaustively, and no matter how I run it, it still says that the filesystems are dirty, and won't let me boot into anything other than single-user mode. I'm afraid that I'm going to have to re-install the whole thing, which wouldn't be such a bad thing, as it's not a major production box, and it doesn't have any critical files on it by any means. I could nuke it, and it wouldn't be a problem, except for the wasted time. Anyway, if any of you have any ideas that might save me that time and trouble, I'd be appreciative. Thanks, Ben Pitzer Support Analyst/Systems Administrator Globix Corporation 139 Centre Street New York, NY 10013 Tel: 212.625.6807 Personal Email: uncleben@mindspring.com Work Email: bpitzer@globix.net "I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteorite, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy, permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I will not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." - Jack London To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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