FS Repair a Corrupted Filesystem: Difference between revisions

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Locate the superblock alternates of the filesystem
# dump2fs /dev/<device> | grep -i superblock
Choose a superblock alternate location, and check the filesystem using fsck
# e2fsck -b <alternate location> /dev/<device>
Attempt to mount the filesystem

Locate the superblock alternates of the filesystem
# dump2fs /dev/<device> | grep -i superblock
The filesystem can also be mounted by passing the location of an alternate superblock to the mount command
# mount sb=<alternate location> /dev/<device> <mount location>

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-=== Linux ===
+== AIX ==
-# Create and allocate the disk to the Linux guest on the VMWare Host.
+== Linux ==
-## <tt>''''''</tt>
+==== Repairing a Corrupted Superblock ====
-# Review the messages log for the new device name of the disk.
+# Locate the superblock alternates of the filesystem
-## <tt>'''# tail /var/log/messages'''</tt>
+#: <tt>'''# dump2fs /dev/<device> | grep -i superblock'''</tt>
-# Follow the [[LVM Install a New Physical Volume|PV Install]] Procedure.
+# Choose a superblock alternate location, and check the filesystem using <tt>'''fsck'''</tt>
+#: <tt>'''# e2fsck -b <alternate location> /dev/<device>'''</tt>
+# Attempt to mount the filesystem
+==== Mounting a Filesystem with a Corrupted Superblock ====
+# Locate the superblock alternates of the filesystem
+#: <tt>'''# dump2fs /dev/<device> | grep -i superblock'''</tt>
+# The filesystem can also be mounted by passing the location of an alternate superblock to the <tt>'''mount'''</tt> command
+#: <tt>'''# mount sb=<alternate  location> /dev/<device> <mount location>'''</tt>
 == Further Reading ==
-# [http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/vmware-add-a-new-hard-disk-without-rebooting-guest.html VMWare/Linux - Add a New Hard Disk without Rebooting]
+# [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/recover-bad-superblock-from-corrupted-partition/ Recover Corrupted Partition From a Bad Superblock]
+[[Category:AIX]]
 [[Category:Linux]]