fsck_udfs(1M) System Administration Commands fsck_udfs(1M)NAMEfsck_udfs - file system consistency check and interactive repair
SYNOPSIS
fsck -F udfs [generic_options] [special ...]
fsck -F udfs [generic_options] [-o specific_options] [special ...]
DESCRIPTION
fsck audits and interactively repairs inconsistent conditions on file
systems. A file system to be checked can be specified by giving the
name of the block or character special device or by giving the name of
its mount point if a matching entry exists in /etc/vfstab.
special represents the character special device, for example,
/dev/rdsk/c0t2d0s0, on which the file system resides. The character
special device, not the block special device should be used. fsck does
not work on a mounted block device.
If no special device is specified, all udfs file systems specified in
the vfstab file with a fsckdev entry are checked. If the -p (preen)
option is specified, udfs file systems with an fsckpass number greater
than 1 are checked in parallel. See fsck(1M).
In the case of correcting serious inconsistencies, by default, fsck
asks for confirmation before making a repair and waits for the operator
to respond with either yes or no. If the operator does not have write
permission on the file system, fsck defaults to the -n (no corrections)
option. See fsck(1M).
Repairing some file system inconsistencies can result in loss of data.
The amount and severity of data loss can be determined from the diag‐
nostic output.
fsck automatically corrects innocuous inconsistencies. It displays a
message for each corrected inconsistency that identifies the nature of
the correction which took place on the file system. After successfully
correcting a file system, fsck prints the number of files on that file
system and the number of used and free blocks.
Inconsistencies checked are as follows:
· Blocks claimed by more than one file or the free list
· Blocks claimed by a file or the free list outside the range of the
file system
· Incorrect link counts in file entries
· Incorrect directory sizes
· Bad file entry format
· Blocks not accounted for anywhere
· Directory checks, file pointing to unallocated file entry and
absence of a parent directory entry
· Descriptor checks, more blocks for files than there are in the
file system
·
Bad free block list format
· Total free block count incorrect
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
generic_options
The following generic_options are supported:
-m
Check but do not repair. This option checks to be sure that the
file system is suitable for mounting, and returns the appropri‐
ate exit status. If the file system is ready for mounting, fsck
displays a message such as:
udfs fsck: sanity check: /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0s0 okay
-n | -N
Assume a no response to all questions asked by fsck; do not
open the file system for writing.
-V
Echo the expanded command line, but do not execute the command.
This option can be used to verify and to validate the command
line.
-y | -Y
Assume a yes response to all questions asked by fsck.
-o specific_options
Specify udfs file system specific options in a comma-separated list
with no intervening spaces. The following specific_options are
available:
f
Force checking of file systems regardless of the state of their
logical volume integrity state.
p
Check and fix the file system non-interactively (preen). Exit
immediately if there is a problem that requires intervention.
This option is required to enable parallel file system check‐
ing.
w
Check writable file systems only.
FILES
/etc/vtstab List of default parameters for each file sys‐
tem.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWudf │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOfsck(1M), fsdb_udfs(1M), fstyp(1M), mkfs(1M), mkfs_udfs(1M), moun‐
tall(1M), reboot(1M), vfstab(4), attributes(5)WARNINGS
The operating system buffers file system data. Running fsck on a
mounted file system can cause the operating system's buffers to become
out of date with respect to the disk. For this reason, use fsck only
when the file system is unmounted. If this is not possible, take care
that the system is quiescent and that it is rebooted immediately after
running fsck. A panic will probably occur if running fsck on a file
system that modifies the file system while it is mounted.
If an unmount of the file system is not done before the system is shut
down, the file system might become corrupted. In this case, a file sys‐
tem check needs to be completed before the next mount operation.
DIAGNOSTICS
not writable
You cannot write to the device.
Currently Mounted on
The device is already mounted and cannot run fsck.
FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED
File system has been modified to bring it to a consistent state.
Can't read allocation extent
Cannot read the block containing allocation extent.
Bad tag on alloc extent
Invalid tag detected when expecting an allocation extent.
Volume sequence tag error
Invalid tag detected in the volume sequence.
Space bitmap tag error
Invalid tag detected in the space bitmap.
UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
Use fsck in interactive mode.
SunOS 5.10 5 September 2000 fsck_udfs(1M)
