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Date:      Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:43:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
Subject:   Re: fsck errors on a running system that disappear in single-user mode
Message-ID:  <200503111443.j2BEh2s02308@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <813975182.20050311030827@wanadoo.fr> from "Anthony Atkielski" at Mar 11, 2005 03:08:27 AM

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> I ran fsck on a running system (check only, no changes), and it turned
> up some inconsistencies.  So I rebooted into single-user mode and ran it
> again, but then everything checked out fine.  I presume this is because
> fsck is looking at filesystems that are changing right in front of its
> eyes on a running system, which leads to inconsistencies that really
> don't mean anything ... right?

Yes.
At least most likely.    There could possibly a real inconsistency,
but it would be difficult on a running system to distinguish it 
from the artifacts you point out above.

////jerry

> 
> -- 
> Anthony
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