On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Mohit Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > on linux systems, this file checking can be done manually as well. the > > command for the file checking is : fsck > > > > Thank you guys for reply ! > when I tried to run fsck manually it gave some sort of warning .. > > "fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16.2 > e2fsck 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009) > /dev/sda7 is mounted. > > WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause > SEVERE filesystem damage." > > so just want to ask what sort of warning this is ? is it still safer to run > it ? > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > you should not run *fsck *on a mounted file system. it CAN cause file system damage (i have actually happened to destroy my operating system. i was using Ubuntu 8.10 and i did the same thing - i had to format my computer) you should unmount the file system you need to *fsck*. you can find the following link useful. http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/can-i-run-fsck-or-e2fsck-when-linux-file-system-is-mounted/ try to follow the steps and get the action done -- Ankur -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
