> -----Original Message----- > From: Uri Itscowits [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Hi there, > > I need to guess which is the root filesystem ( on GNU/Linux OC), > while all partitions are still unmounted. > > I could of course mount each in turn, and look for /etc/fstab or so, > but I am looking for a way which won't involve mounting, if > possible. >
How about: dd if=/dev/hda1 bs=1024 count=10 | file - I don't have another type of filesystem to try it on, but for my ext3 ones it works fine even if I decrease count to as low as 2 blocks (for 1 block 'file' doesn't recognize it). Disclaimer: No guarentees. Use a modern version of file(1). -- Arik ********************************************************************** This email and attachments have been scanned for potential proprietary or sensitive information leakage. Vidius, Inc. Protecting Your Information from the Inside Out. www.vidius.com ********************************************************************** ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
