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1.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

2.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

3.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

4.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

5.  Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

6.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

7.  Using USB Devices (Overview)

8.  Using USB Devices (Tasks)

9.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

10.  Managing Disks (Overview)

11.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

12.  SPARC: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)

13.  x86: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)

14.  Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)

15.  The format Utility (Reference)

16.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

17.  Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)

18.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)

19.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

20.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

UFS File System Consistency

How the UFS File System State Is Recorded

What the fsck Command Checks and Tries to Repair

Why UFS File System Inconsistencies Might Occur

UFS Components That Are Checked for Consistency

Superblock Checks

File System Size and Inode List Size Checks

Free Block Checks

Free Inode Checks

Inodes

Format and Type of Inodes

Link Count Checks

Duplicate Block Checks

Bad Block Number Checks

Inode Size Checks

Indirect Blocks

Data Blocks

Directory Unallocated Checks

Bad Inode Number Checks

Incorrect "." and ".." Entry Checks

Disconnected Directories

Regular Data Blocks

fsck Summary Message

Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System

How to Check the UFS root (/), /usr, or /var File Systems From an Alternate Boot Device

How to Check Other UFS File Systems (Not root (/), /usr, or /var)

Preening UFS File Systems

How to Preen a UFS File System

Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair

Restoring a Bad UFS Superblock

How to Restore a Bad UFS Superblock (Solaris 10 6/06 Release)

How to Restore a Bad Superblock (Solaris 8, 9, and 10 Releases)

Syntax and Options for the fsck Command

21.  UFS File System (Reference)

22.  Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview)

23.  Backing Up UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

24.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)

25.  Restoring UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

26.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)

27.  Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)

28.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

Index

Chapter 20

Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

This chapter provides overview information and step-by-step instructions about checking UFS file system consistency.

This is a list of step-by-step instructions in this chapter.

This is a list of the overview information in this chapter.

For new information about fsck in the Solaris 10 6/06 release, see Enhancements to UFS File System Utilities (fsck, mkfs, and newfs).

For information about fsck error messages, see Chapter 20, Resolving UFS File System Inconsistencies (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration.

For background information on the UFS file system structures referred to in this chapter, see Chapter 21, UFS File System (Reference).