From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 03:23:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CF40106564A for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:23:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD2268FC0A for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:23:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n1D3LoSe079934; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:21:50 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n1D3LoPa079933; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:21:50 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:21:50 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: prad Message-ID: <20090213032150.GB79893@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <4994B999.1090307@networktest.com> <20090213004128.GA79335@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <4994C29E.3020506@networktest.com> <20090212171653.3782fb82@gom.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090212171653.3782fb82@gom.home> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recovering from a power outage X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:23:53 -0000 On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 05:16:53PM -0800, prad wrote: > On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:45:18 -0800 > David Newman wrote: > > > do I need to > > boot into single-user mode, what filesystem(s) do I mount and how, > > what switches if any do I use with fsck and so on. > > > i thought it happens in the background anyway. i don't recall having to > do anything other than listen to the drive whirring away - and we've > had many power outages! It does run in the background, but if you have time, it isn't a bad idea to run it in single user before bring the whole system back up in the circumstance of a catastrophic failure like a power outage. ////jerry > > -- > In friendship, > prad > > ... with you on your journey > Towards Freedom > http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) > Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"