File system is corrupted

raghavek · 10-29-2009, 05:01 AM

Hi

I am new to this forum and I know little basics of Linux. I am facing a problem with my linux server. The server is not booting and it is going to run level 1. The error is /var is not mounted and it has super block errors. Not able to FSCK on the file system. The /var is mounted on a separate partition. How to repair this file system.

Request you to please help me

Cheers
Ragahv

bertl · 11-01-2009, 12:45 PM

Boot from a rescue CD (Ubuntu live CD, sysresccd.org or such). If your /var is on a raid set, I'd try to investigate with the appropiate raid tools before trying an fsck. If it's a simple hard disk, I would try

Code:

fsck -y -f -v /dev/partition

the -f means force a proper check, the -y means to do whatever fsck proposes, the -v means verbose.

But don't blame me if you lose data - if it's important data, best bring the disk to a specialized company.

-Bert

AdnanShaheen · 11-01-2009, 11:38 PM

What is the file system on your /var partition??? You can also use the file system's recovery. Check the file system, and find its recovery binary. Or post the file system here. I will try to find the recovery tool, but hope fsck has worked for you.

raghavek · 11-01-2009, 11:47 PM

Hi

Thanks for the reply. Let me try this option.

Thanks in advance

Raghav

raghavek · 11-02-2009, 11:31 PM

Hello

Thanks for your reply. I managed to recover the file system using the Live cd.

You are a star mate

Thanks a lot

Raghav