Re: Using xfs_repair for a root filesystem?

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 00:21 29-10-2001 +0900, Seung-young Oh wrote:
> Hello,
> If my root filesystem is damaged somehow and I'm asked to unmount the
> root partition & use xfs_repair, how do I go about it?
> I've read through some docs on the SGI XFS website, and couldn't locate
> the answer for it. Am I screwed in this case?
> I'd appreciate any input. Thank you.
Use the SGI XFS installer CD and boot with linux rescue. This will lead to 
a prompt so you can run xfs_repair on the fs.
Cheers

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Seth
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