ext3 (third extended filesystem) is a journaled file system that is commonly used by the Linux kernel.
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extracting the data block pointed to by an inode fails to correspond to the data in the file
This question is a spinoff from the following: How to extract raw ext3 inode data from disk?
I have a file /tmp/foo, whose contents are a simple text string "AAA". I would like to locate the disk block # this data resides on, extract the data in…
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What makes ext3 determine how frequently to perform file system checks when no options are specified?
I created two partitions on a 1.5 TB drive, the first was 1 TB, the latter was the remaining .5 TB. Both were formatted as ext3. I don't mind the automatic filesystem checks occurring every so often, so I never bother configuring the frequency of…
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Are there any size restrictions when increasing an EXT3 File System?
I have a volume group, which has a size of approximately 30 TByte. It has an EXT3 File System on it:
SERVER:/home/usfman # dumpe2fs -h /dev/mapper/datavg-foolv
dumpe2fs 1.41.9 (22-Aug-2009)
Filesystem volume name:
Last mounted on: …
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check if a filesystem is marked dirty
I saw some kernel errors from months ago in syslog that said an inode was marked dirty. I want to fsck the system but a reboot would be undesirable at this time.
What sort of checks can I do safely now to help me decide if I should recommend an…
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Can an entire ext3 filesystem be corrupted if the system loses power?
I understand that any files being written to during power loss can get corrupted, but is it possible for an entire ext3 filesystem to become corrupted during a power loss event? If so, how?
Thanks!
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