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Amith KK
Asked: 2011-08-06 09:06:09 +0800 CST

How to run FSCK with write capabilities on a sever with 4+ partitions

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I wanted to know how to run the fsck command on a server with write capabilities. The command should run structurally from one hard disk partition to another without any user interaction.

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    It depends on the type of filesystem you are using. Ext2/3/4, for example, cannot safely run on a mounted filesystem, so you must either boot into single user mode, or use a boot disk. Other types allow mounted checks in writemode (btrfs, etc.).

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