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Re: [Xen-users] how to run fsck for a crashed domU?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] how to run fsck for a crashed domU?
From: JP Viljoen <viljoenjp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:31:26 +0200
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On Friday 01 August 2008 14:18:03 Alexander Hoßdorf wrote:
> You're right I think he uses LVM inside the Image, so fsck.ext2 won't
> work for this.
> It could destroy the Image!

A recommendation against this, as you're in effect causing a triple-layer for 
disk IO to pass through before it actually gets written.

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