From: "Robert P. J. Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *i'm* the one who, on a regular basis, tees off on folks
> who post in HTML or (my favorite pet peeve) use really
> worthless, content-free subjects like "help", or "need help"
> or "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED HELP".
>
> i've worked hard to earn
Don't feed the trolls. It only encourages them.
On Saturday 08 March 2003 02:20 pm, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 04:37:56 -0500, John Lowell wrote:
>
> > Michael Schwendt wrote:
> >
> > >What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j?
> > >
> > >Run "fsck /dev/xxx" an
Robert P. J. Day wrote:
then take your business there. how much of a no-brainer can
that be?
personally, you're really starting to grate on me because,
frankly, being an abrasive, obnoxious presence on red hat
mailing lists is *my* job.
*i'm* the one who, on a regular basis, tees off on folks
w
At 06:40 PM 3/8/2003 -0800, jdow wrote:
I suggest that this individual is a troll and suitable for kill files.
He's being added to mine forthwith. He appears illiterate enough to be
adverse to reading man pages to determine the proper answers to questions
even after he is told the appropriate man
Craig, I've changed my mind... After seeing that he couldn't leave
alone, I have to agree.
...With respect to the third link, John, while your head is up there,
you might want to check for polyps.
Chris
On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 23:20, Craig White wrote:
> In keeping with my earlier post, John, I a
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, John Lowell wrote:
> ... its remarkable that so much has come out of a
> simple request for an answer to a question on the e2fsck command.
> Interestingly, I raised the very same question on another distro's
> mailing list this afternoon, was answered promptly, courteously,
Craig White wrote:
Dude - Eric Raymond's Guide to the Smart Way to Ask Questions (did you
follow the link?)
1 section "dealing with rudeness"
1 section "on not reacting like a loser"
a recommendation not to ask yes-or-no questions.
and then there's...
"There is an ancient and hallowed tradition: i
Tony Nugent wrote:
John Lowell wrote:
Jesse Keating wrote:
/me kindly points you (John Lowell) at the unsubscribe address:
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
Please enjoy the bliss you'll receive by not having any of us email you ever
again.
Promise me tha
On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 23:56, John Lowell wrote:
> I agree with you Chris, its remarkable that so much has come out of a
> simple request for an answer to a question on the e2fsck command.
> Interestingly, I raised the very same question on another distro's
> mailing list this afternoon, was answ
John Lowell wrote:
> Jesse Keating wrote:
>
> >/me kindly points you (John Lowell) at the unsubscribe address:
> >
> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
> >
> >Please enjoy the bliss you'll receive by not having any of us email you ever
> >again.
> >
> >
> >
> Promise me that
Christopher A. Williams wrote:
I've ignored this thread until now. Seems to me that others who have
also commented that they reviewed this thread had also participated
--and had also gotten maybe just a *little* testy... No?..
I don't know how such an argument could ensue over a fsck (...ing)
com
On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 23:11, John Lowell wrote:
> Daniel T. Drea wrote:
>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Obviously, you don't know good help when you see it. You are now religated
> >to the but-bucket. I do know good help when I see it, and on more
> >occasions than I can remember Mike has been helpful to m
Jesse Keating wrote:
/me kindly points you (John Lowell) at the unsubscribe address:
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
Please enjoy the bliss you'll receive by not having any of us email you ever
again.
Promise me that you won't write again, Jesse? Please.
John Lowell
Daniel T. Drea wrote:
Obviously, you don't know good help when you see it. You are now religated
to the but-bucket. I do know good help when I see it, and on more
occasions than I can remember Mike has been helpful to me and many others,
I will not tolerate the unwarranted abuse you are sujec
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, John Lowell wrote:
> Daniel T. Drea wrote:
>
> >This is pretty funny, he's done nothing except try to help you and your so
> >hostile. If you expect better help than he's given you, you'd have to
> >write the software yourself.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Maybe you've gotten a little too u
John, the reason why your post caused such a response is because mailing
list etiquette dictates that you should do all that you can to help
yourself before posting a message to a list that uses bandwidth, CPU, IO,
memory, and brain cycles on likely hundreds if not thousands of computers
and peopl
On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 20:06, reg hughson wrote:
> At least this thread has proven to be somewhat entertaining. You (John)
> were wrong right from the beginning with your defensive attitude. Of all
> of the lists I subscribe to, I would bet you've offended the most people
> in the shortest period of
My newest entry in my access file:
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-happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ
-Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Li
At least this thread has proven to be somewhat entertaining. You (John)
were wrong right from the beginning with your defensive attitude. Of all
of the lists I subscribe to, I would bet you've offended the most people
in the shortest period of time. Lighten up for God's sake.
On Sat, 2003-03-08
I've ignored this thread until now. Seems to me that others who have
also commented that they reviewed this thread had also participated
--and had also gotten maybe just a *little* testy... No?..
I don't know how such an argument could ensue over a fsck (...ing)
command. C'mon, guys - can't we al
I suggest that this individual is a troll and suitable for kill files.
He's being added to mine forthwith. He appears illiterate enough to be
adverse to reading man pages to determine the proper answers to questions
even after he is told the appropriate man page. It is hard to believe
anyone could
Now read the freaking man page to find out which form is suitable for your
system in case they are not identical in meaning.
Seriously, John, what is wrong with consulting the documentation?
{^_-}
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From: "John Lowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Aaron Konstam wrote:
>
> >O
On Saturday 08 March 2003 18:05, John Lowell uttered:
> Interesting, jdow, but I rather saw him, and now you, as a bother.
> Kindly never write me here again or I'll contact the list manager.
/me kindly points you (John Lowell) at the unsubscribe address:
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listin
> Interesting, jdow, but I rather saw him, and now you, as a bother.
> Kindly never write me here again or I'll contact the list manager.
>
> John Lowell
hi,
you're not on dope or anything like that are you, urm, if I may ask.
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jdow wrote:
John, Michael is one of the helpful people on the list. If he says
"read the man page" please take it seriously. The issue you are asking
about is more complex than a simple answer can make it. The man page
is as brief as you can get a full and complete answer. If it still
leaves some
Daniel T. Drea wrote:
This is pretty funny, he's done nothing except try to help you and your so
hostile. If you expect better help than he's given you, you'd have to
write the software yourself.
Maybe you've gotten a little too used to taking just anything from
people on lists of this kind to
Aaron Konstam wrote:
Ok the command should be:
e2fsck -p /dev/
or
e2fsck -y /dev/
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Many thanks for
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 04:37:56AM -0500, John Lowell wrote:
> Michael Schwendt wrote:
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> >What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j?
> >
> >Run "fsck /dev/xxx" and see. Recent versions of e2fsprogs would hide the journal
> >anyway.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> Let me see if I
On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, John Lowell wrote:
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> >>Michael Schwendt wrote:
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> >>>What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j
> I really don't want to hear from you again, Mr. Schwendt, and if I do
> I'll take the matter to the people that run the list. I hope I make
> myself absolutely clear.
>
> John Lowell
John, Michael is one of the helpful people on the list. If he says
"read the man page" please take it serio
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 05:33:51 -0500, John Lowell wrote:
> I really don't want to hear from you again, Mr. Schwendt, and if I do
> I'll take the matter to the people that run the list. I hope I make
> myself absolutely clear.
You're not in the positi
Michael Schwendt wrote:
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Michael Schwendt wrote:
What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j?
Run "fsck /dev/xxx" and see. Recent versions of e2fsprogs would hide the journa
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 04:37:56 -0500, John Lowell wrote:
> Michael Schwendt wrote:
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> >What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j?
> >
> >Run "fsck /dev/xxx" and see. Recent versions of e2fsprogs would hide the journal
> >anyway.
> >
>
Michael Schwendt wrote:
What's the question? Why do you see need to use option -j?
Run "fsck /dev/xxx" and see. Recent versions of e2fsprogs would hide the journal
anyway.
Let me see if I can be helpful to you here, Mr. Schwendt. The question
initially and now has simply been whether or n
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 03:35:14 -0500, John Lowell wrote:
> Dan Devine wrote:
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> >The -j option indicates an "external journal location".
> >
> >I don't see that option in my desk reference, what does that do and
> >wouldn't you need to indicate a
Dan Devine wrote:
The -j option indicates an "external journal location".
I don't see that option in my desk reference, what does that do and
wouldn't you need to indicate a location where the journal is AND which
device you want to operate on?
Hi Dan,
Your point is precisely what provo
Michael Schwendt wrote:
Nah, come on. What answer do you expect?
"man e2fsck" is your friend.
A better answer than your's, I'm afraid, Mr. Schwendt, and that
precisely because of the point Dan Devine raised in his very relevant
message. Let me make myself clear to you, I don't come to this
The -j option indicates an "external journal location".
I don't see that option in my desk reference, what does that do and
wouldn't you need to indicate a location where the journal is AND which
device you want to operate on?
On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 22:30, John Lowell wrote:
> If my memory s
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 01:30:43 -0500, John Lowell wrote:
> If my memory serves me, and that's becoming more questionable as time
> takes it's toll, after unmounting a device a file system check of ext3
> can be run with the following command, am i rig
If my memory serves me, and that's becoming more questionable as time
takes it's toll, after unmounting a device a file system check of ext3
can be run with the following command, am i right?
e2fsck -j /dev/
Something tells me that I might be wrong about the option.
Regards to all.
John L
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