> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:06:24 -0700 > From: Juan Alberto Cirez <[email protected]> > Subject: [clug-talk] Server Fails to boot after a Power Failure > To: CLUG General <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Good day Friends, > I got a message from one of by bodies in BC with the following problem: > "...I've run into a problem I'm not sure how to fix. I have a server set > up at a school, for file sharing and authentication. It's a SME server, > based on CentOS. It's been working great for them for 4 years now, but > recently they had some power issues where the power had been > disconnected from the server suddenly. Now as it boots, it gets to the > part where it loads the filesystem and passes it to the kernel, then it > errors on reading the 1st file (a config file or library, can't > remember) and it gets a Kernel Panic message, and an error 21. I think > the disk is corrupt, but not sure how to fix. Is there some kind of disk > check utility for linux to check the disks integrity, and hopefully > repair it, or am I barking up the wrong tree, and it's something else?..." > > Here is my reply. I know. Not very helpful... > "...You have to be more specific. Can you get the text of the error. > Depending on the file system you're using Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, etc. the > file system may or may not get corrupted when the server is not shutdown > properly. It may also be a case of a single or multiple files being > corrupted or the kernel itself being corrupted...bottom line: need more > info..." > > Anything you guys can add will be appreciated. > Thanks > > -- > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > Juan Alberto Cirez, CFAA/CFAT, AFSA/CFAT,CIPS/ISP, HSA(e), CSD(e) > Sr. Field Service Technician/Project Manager > J. A. Cirez Integrated Technologies, Inc > Fire Protection | IT Services | Security > Tel.: (780)972-4739 > Fax: (780)747-6078 > Email: [email protected] > Web: http://www.jacintech.com > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
By default CentOS will create an ext3 filesystem with LVM volumes layered over it. There are recovery tools for LVM volumes but I have never had to use one. Good luck. Greg _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
