From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@sandeen.net>
To: Massimiliano Adamo <maxadamo@gmail.com>
Cc: xfs@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: xfs_repair on root filesystem
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:24:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47DA8AA0.3020902@sandeen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1205496795.16829.6.camel@AXALTO-9A9B4636.homelinux.doma>
Massimiliano Adamo wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have seen that it's possible to run xfs_check on filesystems mounted
> read-only, but in order to use xfs_repair the filesystem must be
> unmounted.
> I can't even imagine how to run xfs_repair on root filesystem, without
> booting from a live cd.
>
> Do you think it would be possible to implement xfs_repair on 'ro'
> filesystem, or on filesytems frozen with xfs_freeze?
Like this, from the xfs_repair manpage? :)
-d Repair dangerously. Allow xfs_repair
to repair an XFS filesystem mounted
read only. This is typically done on a
root fileystem from single user mode,
immediately followed by a reboot.
For an added bonus, you could create a "rescue initrd" which contains
repair. I always thought this would be a neat trick.
> The other question would be about the possibility to shrink a XFS
> filesystem... but as I can see this is a work already in progress.
It is (slowly) in progress I think, and something of a FAQ by now :)
-Eric
> cheers
> Massimiliano Adamo
>
>
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