On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > > Installed Mandrake 6.0 but have file problems. The program advises
> > > > using 'fsck' without the -a or -p switches.
> > > > What the heck is fsck and how do I make it work?
> > >
> > > fsck is a file system checker. Log in as root or any user with admin ability
> > > and then go to a terminal emulator (Konsole, xterm, etc). Then type fsck and
> > > enter. Did it say what file system was corupted? If it did put that in one
> > > space after fsck (i.e "fsck usr/sbin").
> >
> > No one has yet explained to the person with the problem that fsck
> > MUST NOT be run on a mounted filesystem.
> >
> > The manuels explain howto do it wit a running system.
> >
> Yes, but generally when it prompts you to enter your password or
> CTL-D to reboot, the file systems are NOT mounted. :-)
> John
>
Actualy root is mounted at that point, it's readonly however.
So to clear this up.
don't run fsck in runlevel 2-5
run it directly after it prompts you for the root password
or
run it from the "toms root and boot" rescue disk under images/rescue
do not "spaz out" and hit the power button
and never lick flag polls in winter. ;)
