Fred, fsck is the command your looking for. However, I would suggest investing in a UPS, taping over the power button, or whatever else it takes to try to prevent power loss. File systems under Linux are a little more "complex" than Winblows shall we say and can be a little less forgiving at times.
Barry deFreese NTS Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell -----Original Message----- From: Fred Sloniker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 11:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What should I do after a power failure? Hey, everybody. First-time Linux user here (well, sort of; I've struggled before with getting either Debian or SuSE installed, unsuccessfully). So far, I like what I've seen of Debian (mostly installation screens and documentation); not only do I like the actual freeness of it (SuSE, for instance, wouldn't give me any avenues for getting help or ways to upgrade my version without me paying them cash), but the documentation is friendlier, I think. I'm sure once my 12-hour download finishes that I'll have more questions, but for now, I just want to ask this: I know that powering the system off manually is a Bad Thing (tm), but I live in Cowville, so a black-out is always a possibility. It's also possible that my mom would turn the computer off out of ignorance, despite my attempts to educate her on computer no-nos. What do I need to do, if anything, to make sure my hard drive isn't hosed after a power-off? Is there an equivalent to the Windows Scandisk-after-crash thing? ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at webmail.pioneernet.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
