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On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 20:22 -0400, mdkliman@aol.com wrote:
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<B><FONT COLOR="#000000">When the system failed, the disk drives weren't on-line. </FONT></B><B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><U>Now they are</U></FONT></B><B><FONT COLOR="#000000">.</FONT></B>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">The full error message is:</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">An error occurred during the file system check.</FONT><BR>
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What did the system say just above this (like Scott said, there is likely the real issue).<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot when you leave the shell.</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Give root password for maintenance (or type Ctrl-D to continue);</FONT>
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What was done at this prompt? (hint: IMHO it should have been entering the root password to fix the above issue, NOT hitting ctrl-D).
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because of those who look on and do nothing." -- Albert Einstein
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