----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> If in the future you get 'locked out' in any way. Avoid pressing that
reset
> button.
> The graceful way to restart a Linux system is described here
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/82/en/ref.html/ts-system-freeze.html
>
> Secondly you will have much less risk of corrupting your drive with an
> unexpected reset if you use one of the journalling file systems like,
Ext3,
> Reiserfs or XFS
>
> If your partitions are currently Ext2 you can upgrade them to Ext3 without
> damaging your data.
>
> derek

Thanks a lot derek,
I'll investigate both points before bed time, when i get back from work
tonight.

I have been using Linux on and off for about a year, but I still have so
much to learn.


Blessings,


anguo


















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