From: Gordon Messmer [mailto:gordon.messmer@xxxxxxxxx] > On 04/21/2016 05:46 AM, Weiner, Michael wrote: >> Bad:( >> >> [root@raos_apps01 ~]# file -s /dev/sdb1 >> /dev/sdb1: data > > https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1532 thank you for this link > As Chris Murphy noted, ext3 filesystems larger than 8TB were not supported in the initial release of CentOS 5.0, and may have required the -F flag after > such support was added. > You didn't, as far as I can see, answer back whether you had tried with that flag: You are correct, sir > mkfs.ext3 -F -b 4096 -n /dev/sdb1 > Note that I don't have a CentOS 5 system around for testing, and I don't know what mixing -F and -n does. Yeah I was a little nervous about that, and as such, I didn’t try it :) because the flags are also counter to one another. =================================== Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Cleveland Clinic is ranked as one of the top hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report (2015). Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of our services, staff and locations. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org