Re: If a disk is mounted read only is it possible to corrupt it?
Philip Hallstrom wrote: Hi all - This seems like an obvious answer, but I didn't see anything in the man pages or the FQ so... If I mount *all* of my partitions as read only (ignoring the problems of needing to write log files, etc. for now) and then cut the power to the server, is there any chance of corrupting the disk? It seems that FreeBSD wouldn't do it, but would the disk itself do it? That depends on the disk you're using. If you have problem with your power supply, you should better think 'bout an uninterruptable power supply. Jens Thanks! -philip To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- L i W W W i Jens Rehsack LW W W L i W W W W i nnnLiWing IT-Services L iW W W Wi n n g g i W W i n n g gFriesenstraße 2 06112 Halle g g g Tel.: +49 - 3 45 - 5 17 05 91ggg e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +49 - 3 45 - 5 17 05 92http://www.liwing.de/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: If a disk is mounted read only is it possible to corrupt it?
On Monday 22 July 2002 06:23 am, Jens Rehsack wrote: | Philip Hallstrom wrote: | Hi all - | This seems like an obvious answer, but I didn't see anything in | the man pages or the FQ so... | | If I mount *all* of my partitions as read only (ignoring the problems of | needing to write log files, etc. for now) and then cut the power to the | server, is there any chance of corrupting the disk? It seems that | FreeBSD wouldn't do it, but would the disk itself do it? | | That depends on the disk you're using. If you have problem with your | power supply, you should better think 'bout an uninterruptable power | supply. Unless there is a power surge or physical trauma, a disk most certainly should not be capable of self-corrupting unless a write has been issued, and if they are mounted r/o then FreeBSD will never issue a write. -- Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . [EMAIL PROTECTED] (personal) http://www.babbleon.org http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
RE: If a disk is mounted read only is it possible to corrupt it?
Corruption need not necessarily be s/w based. If your reader/writer is screwed up, it might still corrupt it. Guess, I'm too paranoid ;-) Pavan Balaji, Intel Corporation Only the Paranoid Survive -- Andy Grove -Original Message- From: Brian T. Schellenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 8:17 AM To: Jens Rehsack; Philip Hallstrom Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: If a disk is mounted read only is it possible to corrupt it? On Monday 22 July 2002 06:23 am, Jens Rehsack wrote: | Philip Hallstrom wrote: | Hi all - | This seems like an obvious answer, but I didn't see anything in | the man pages or the FQ so... | | If I mount *all* of my partitions as read only (ignoring the problems of | needing to write log files, etc. for now) and then cut the power to the | server, is there any chance of corrupting the disk? It seems that | FreeBSD wouldn't do it, but would the disk itself do it? | | That depends on the disk you're using. If you have problem with your | power supply, you should better think 'bout an uninterruptable power | supply. Unless there is a power surge or physical trauma, a disk most certainly should not be capable of self-corrupting unless a write has been issued, and if they are mounted r/o then FreeBSD will never issue a write. -- Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . [EMAIL PROTECTED] (personal) http://www.babbleon.org http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
