Re: how to check root file system?

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Subject: Re: how to check root file system?
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:43:29 -0500
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On 2009-09-13 18:33, Steve Reilly wrote:

Long Wind wrote:

I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4
how to check /dev/sda4 for errors?


fsck /dev/yourdevice


You can't fsck a mounted fs, and / is most certainly mounted.

Using a Live CD is the safest route...

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