Re: How to fsck read-only-mounted root filesystem?

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 22:48 5-12-2001 -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Seth Mos wrote:
> > At 13:40 5-12-2001 -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:
> > >On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Simon Matter wrote:
> > > > Dan Hollis schrieb:
> > > > > How can one xfs_check/xfs_repair a root filesystem?
> > > > Boot from a bootable CD and perform the repair on the unmounted
> > > > filesystem.
> > > > Have a look at this http://lbt.linuxcare.com/index.epl
> > >Seems a bit ridiculous to have to install a CDrom just to fsck the root
> > >filesystem.
> > Install what? You don't install anything. You just boot from the CD, fix
> > stuff and then reboot.
>
> Takes a while to install a cdrom drive...

I always carry one around when I am going to maintain a server. I have a 
server at a colo which doesn't have a cdrom drive either. I just take one 
with me when I go there.

I am forced to take the machine out of the rack anyways if I am going do 
something to it.
But fixing a corrupt fs while the system is online is not reassuring for me 
either.

> > It takes a bit more time yes, but 5 minutes at most of the corruption is
> > not serious.
>
> Seems a bit silly to have to do it at all, I can see this being a 'show
> stopper' bug for some.

For some yes.
--
Seth
Every program has two purposes one for which
it was written and another for which it wasn't
I use the last kind.