Re: Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO
> 4.2. /sbin/e2fsck
>
> The e2fsck program in e2fsprogs_1.10-4 has a bug in it which will
> cause it to destroy data on partitions above 2GB in size. The version
> in e2fsprogs_1.10-5 has fixed this bug. IMPORTANT: If you run the
> older libc6-based e2fsck on a 2 GB or greater partition, YOU WILL LOSE
> DATA.
Even the 1.10-5 version seems to be vulnerable.
This week it trashed twice about 8GB worth of filesystems.
Luckily I had complete backups of my developent stuff.
Mike
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