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Date:      Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:25:57 +0100
From:      Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>
To:        Ben Paley <ben@spooty.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Horrible: Apache corrupting files?
Message-ID:  <4451EDB5.1090702@dial.pipex.com>
In-Reply-To: <200604280948.50432.ben@spooty.net>
References:  <200604201017.48209.ben@spooty.net>	<200604261310.27904.ben@spooty.net>	<20060426092227.d84ea37b.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <200604280948.50432.ben@spooty.net>

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Ben Paley wrote:

> so I'm provisionally eliminating memory failure as the cause of my 
> file corruption.
>
>Any idea where I go from here? That file really does change. Could it be a 
>hard disk problem on the exact spot where this file is? is fsck my friend in 
>this instance? I'll go and rtfm right now...
>  
>
fsck is not the answer.  It just checks your filesystem for consistency 
not your hard disk for errors.

Try sysutils/smartmontools or a disk checker from the disk 
manufacturer.  Most provide one.

--Alex





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