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.
> Hope that helps
> Mark
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Regards Richard
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