Hi pradeep, On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:54 PM, pradeep singh <pradeep.rautela@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Sandeep K Sinha > <sandeepksinha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] >>> >> >> When you say a file system as consistent, It means that you would be >> able to mount the filesystem. The superblock would be in the >> consistent state. >> The point is that even if you loose the data for a couple of files, >> still your file system will be up and you would be able to access the >> data for other files. >> If you loose the consistency of a file system( e.g superblock) then >> would loose everything. >> >> There are other tools that can be used to recover the data of a file >> or revert back the file to a consistent state but if you loose >> superblock then you land NOWHERE. > > Perfectly right but that may be a one off scenario. Usually modern > filesystems would keep multiple copies of superblock, so even if your > superblock is damaged you can still recover the fs to a sane state by > forcing fsck to use an alternative superblock. > > Hope this helps somehow. > No offense, but remember that fsck fails too. There are instances where this is possible. HTH, > Thanks, > ~Pradeep >> >>> >>> Thanks >>> Shyam. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Sandeep. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner." >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with >> "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ >> >> > > > > -- > Pradeep > -- Regards, Sandeep. "To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner." -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
