Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 12:13:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Andy Kohtz <andrew@kohtz.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fsck wont clean file system Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904081211470.25113-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9904071316540.19090-100000@kohtz.com>
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On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Andy Kohtz wrote:
> I have encountered something that seems to defy all of my
> knowledge ... and general sense too. Fsck isn't cleaning the file
> systems.
>
> I have tried running fsck in single and multi user mode with the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Never run fsck in multiuser mode. It won't fix anything.
> file system mounted or unmounted but nothing seems to change the outcome.
> The most informative message I have gotten out of it yet simply states:
>
> >***** FILE SYSTEM STILL DIRTY *****
> >
> >***** PLEASE RERUN FSCK *****
Run 'fsck -y' in single user mode, and KEEP running it until it comes
clean.
> The file system is never modified and the frags never go away ...
> no matter how many times I have re-run fsck.
frags are fragmented blocks. The only thing that can fix that is a backup
& restore. It's not a problem unless it's really high, like 20%.
Doug White
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