Re: root filesystem corrupted, can't log in

[hilliard@adelphia.net (Robert D. Hilliard)]

montefin <montefin@finux.com> writes:
> NOTE: If you get a large block of type that mentions a SUPERBLOCK error
> and tells you to do the '-b 8193' thing. Well, that's how you got that
> message, right? Instead I did this:
> 
> e2fsck -r /dev/<filesystemname>         (my /var looks like /dev/hda7

     With e2fsprogs 1.18-3, the e2fsck manpage says:

       -r     This  option  does  nothing  at all; it is provided
              only for backwards compatibility.

     What option did you intend to use?  (I'm not flaming - I'm
asking for information.)

Bob
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