Re: e2fs unstable on powerdown

2004-11-30 Thread Frode Haugsgjerd
On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:57:46AM +1300, Steven Jones wrote: -Snip- > The other trick is to look at a UPS with a big charging circuit but small > batteries, ie one designed for expandibility) you can then add car batteries > to it very cheaply to give massive capacity for at most the same cost

Re: e2fs unstable on powerdown

2004-11-30 Thread David Zejda
Steven Jones napsal(a): convert ext2 to ext3 it is quite simple. I have had RS file systems loose iteasier then ext2...from power failures, I would advise ext3 it is very robust. OK, gonna getta tune2fs -j /dev/hda1 /etc/fstab : ext2 -> ext3 /etc/default/rcS : FSCKFIX=no -> FSCKFIX=yes I had a

RE: e2fs unstable on powerdown

2004-11-29 Thread Steven Jones
convert ext2 to ext3 it is quite simple. I have had RS file systems loose iteasier then ext2...from power failures, I would advise ext3 it is very robust. Your blaming a file system issue with a power failure, sorry its your power that is an issue, I have Solaris boxes, tru64 boxes and NTx

Re: e2fs unstable on powerdown

2004-11-29 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Mon, 2004-11-29 21:46:15 +0100, David Zejda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > I'm facing severe problems with e2fs on low-volume server with Postfix > and NSD running. Every time the power goes off, the / is mounted ro > (which is meaningful) and is a bit corrup