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Date:      Thu, 8 Apr 1999 12:32:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Frank J. Cameron" <paco@compclub.ccacc.cc.pa.us>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Server Crash
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904081232010.25113-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199904081507.LAA17180@compclub.ccacc.cc.pa.us>

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On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Frank J. Cameron wrote:

> We're running a 3.1 box as a mail server.  This past weekend the
> server crashed;  these are the last entires from /var/log/messages
> before the server was manually re-booted:
> 
> Apr  3 02:00:02 compclub /kernel: bad block 1140850688, ino 8065
> Apr  3 02:00:02 compclub /kernel: pid 74916 (find), uid 1073741824 on /usr: bad 
> block

Ouch.

> Additionally, since coming back up some files are missing.  I have
> noticed that find, finger, fetch, and ftp are missing, possibly more.
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> Where might I find some information on the bad block errors?

The system log.  That's it.

> Does anyone have any reasons why it might not be advisable to proceed
> with a 'make installworld' (I've already done 'buildworld') to restore
> the missing files?

Your disk is corrupted.  You should replace your disk.

Doug White                               
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