On Sun, 2006-03-26 23:50:53 -0600, Zac Slade <krakrjak@volumehost.net> wrote: > > * Do you have a script(1) log of the whole session? (You'd probably > > have this started as a last resort log then you started the > > fsck'ing after the resize.) > No. The session was not run through script(1). That's something I learned the hard way, too. Though that was not a Linux session. > > * These nonsensical names you refer to are the file's inode numbers, > > in decimal. For mission-critical systems, it's wise to regularly > > get inode listings with filenames. Did you compare those inode > > numbers with your backups? > I know they are inode numbers, but they don't help you much in that situation. > You think people keep inode listings with backups? What a perfect world you > live in. I think it's not superflous information, but it is not a part of > your average backup. As a matter of fact I've not incountered a system that > does this. Sure you can do this on your own and it sort of makes sense. > This just seems like a strange suggestion to me. inode/filename listings are rarely heared of, but I have them at my hands for the backups I drive. Learned that the hard way, too... Again, not on a Linux box. > > * Did you prepare an image-backup of your 1GB container beforehand? > > Helps for easy recovery as well as error reproduction (esp. > > because 1GB isn't all that hard to store on one CD when there's > > plenty of free space, which can be made to compress very well.) > I did restore the data eventually. I apologize if that was not clear. I was > frustrated that the tool did not perform as expected and it is something I > should have followed up on with a bug report. I should go back and do some > experimenting with the current e2fsprogs and see if they behave better now. So at least you had no data loss. That's most important. MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw jbglaw@lug-owl.de . +49-172-7608481 _ O _ "Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf | Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg _ _ O für einen Freien Staat voll Freier Bürger" | im Internet! | im Irak! O O O ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) & ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA));
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