Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> wrote on 05/30/2008 11:48:55 AM:
> On May 29, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Mark Wheeler wrote: > > Leland Lucius' E2SH utility has saved my bacon more than once. From > > CMS, > > you can link to the root minidisk and issue all manner of shell > > commands, > > plus the all-important xedit command! Lets you edit your favorite > > file, > > including /etc/fstab, with your favorite editor. > > The major problem with the use of this tool, in this situation, is > that if you use it on an EXT3 file system which has not been shut down > cleanly, you have about a one in two chance of causing even more > extensive damage to the filesystem once Linux IPLs and replays the > filesystem journal. There's not even anything you can do to "be > careful" and improve your odds. E2SH + uncleanly unmounted EXT3 = > danger. > > If the filesystem is EXT2 or was cleanly unmounted, it works great, > effectively 100% of the time. > > ok > bear Understood. I've only used it as the very last resort. Which is why Mike Walters' search for a better method is a worthy one. Mark Wheeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
