Victor Richardson wrote:
>
> I have a system running 7.1 (current) that worked perfectly (I assume)
> yesterday, when I turned it on this morning the system fails during the
> "Checking root filesystem" portion of boot.
>
> The error message is:
>
> Checking root filesystem
> /dev/sda6 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
> Unattatched inode 24460
>
> /dev/sda6: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCIES; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
> (i.e. without -a or -p options)
>
> [Failed]
>
> *** An error occured during the file system check.
> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> *** when you leave the shell.
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D for normal):
>
> Where can I find docmentation for FSCK or what should I do?
>
> Victor
I would have given the root password as asked for and then typed fsck
/dev/sda6 at the command prompt and then reboot.
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Steve - Cheltenham, UK
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