Ubuntu 9.04 with file issues Cross posted by intent- we're supposed to compare notes on such problems - I hope.

[Joe Brouhard]

Okay this is just my take on this situation being a casual linux user and
sysadmin.

fsck -y should only be run in very specific cases.  Even still the
situations that Jack seems to be talking about indicate (at least to me)
that there is far more wrong with your computer than just a corrupted file
system.  Sounds more like a hardware problem rather than a software (RAM,
processor, or even drive).

There is ZERO need to be dramatic about a command line tool.  fsck -y is
perfectly fine and safe to run, providing you have not made any major system
changes, and under the following conditions:

1) You cannot afford downtime (i.e. this is a live, production system)
1.a) You have no CURRENT, UP TO DATE backup

2) You have no backups

3) last but not least.. Sensitive data.

Now granted, if you have sensitive data on your computer, you better be
backing it up on a regular basis.  that is a no brainer.  if fsck -y is
deleting files, then it is most likely due to a hard failure in the system
(This is *NOT* a program failure in many cases I've seen).

For whatever reason someone is running fsck to clean file systems, It is
likely they do not have a current backup.  My recommendation is, first and
formost.. BACKUP THE SYSTEM... then restore from backup once you have a
clean system to work from.

This drama is really unneccessary.

>From one linux user who prefers drama-free lists.. :-) (Yeah, i know..
wishful thinking!)

-- 
Joe Brouhard
jbrouhard at gmail.com
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