Erik Sabowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Anand Buddhdev wrote: > >> You can mount an ext3 FS as ext2; no problem. The kernel will simply >> ignore the journal, and the FS will behave exactly as it was before under >> ext2. That's the beauty of the system. You can go back and forth between >> the two systems. If you want to permanently go back from ext3 to ext2, >> then you have to use tune2fs to remove the journal (although it is safe >> to leave it there even if using the system as ext2). > > just out of curiosity, what advantages does ext2 have over ext3? > Some filesystem tools work with ext2, but not ext3... that was my reason for "backmigrating" anyway - after running the tool I converted to ext3 again. So long, Joe -- "I use emacs, which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word processor." -- Neal Stephenson, "In the beginning... was the command line" _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
