Re: [LI] Checking a live fs

["Rutvik Doshi" <hdoshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi
an alternative way of doing this is to boot into *Linux Single* and remount
the root partition as read only and do and e2fsck.
rutvik



>You cannot unmount the root filesystem . The proper way to do any
filesystem
>check is to boot from a boot floppy and run e2fsck on the partition from
>there.
>Shanker
>
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>From: Shourya Sarcar <sarcar@xxxxxxxx>
>To: Linux India list <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; ILUG-CAL
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>Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 9:40 AM
>Subject: [LI] Checking a live fs
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>
>> I am running on a hdd with the foll. partitions
>> 1. 70 MB swap
>> 2. 800 MB /
>> 3. 3.4 GB Windows
>>
>> When i am logged on (as root) how can i check my ext2fs ?
>> Trying to umount / gives "device / is busy" error...
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> shourya
>>
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