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From: Phillip Susi <phill@thesusis.net>
To: Michael Zacherl <ubu@bluemole.com>, linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Checking status of potentially hibernating encrypted BTRFS?
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:08:40 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cyu1b6rb.fsf@vps.thesusis.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <70AC3CE8-D407-4409-AAB7-1F1FF38A7ECE@bluemole.com>

Michael Zacherl <ubu@bluemole.com> writes:

> Hello,
> after I accidentally rendered a system with encrypted BTRFS un-bootable, I’m trying to check the state of the BTRFS before I try to mount it externally.
> After some intense experience *) I’d prefer to proceed very carefully.
> I’ve to assume the system is hibernating, so the FS is not in a clean state.
> In order to fix the system I’d have to mount the FS externally.
>
> What’s a save way to proceed?
> Thank you very much!

If you must mount any fs from an external system while it is still
mounted by a hibernated system, the only way to stay safe is to delete
the hibernation image and never try to resume that system.


  reply	other threads:[~2024-01-16 16:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-16  1:11 Checking status of potentially hibernating encrypted BTRFS? Michael Zacherl
2024-01-16 16:08 ` Phillip Susi [this message]
2024-03-03 20:45   ` Michael Zacherl

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