Re: lost files/dirs without reboot

[Thomas Klausner <tk%giga.or.at@localhost>]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 12:37:13PM +0100, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> I then rebooted to run a manual fsck and booted into single user mode,
> because I remember being able to fsck even the root file system there
> (do I misremember?). However, root is now on a wedge, and 'fsck
> /dev/dk2' told me the device was busy. Is there a way to check the
> root file system without booting from a different disk?

martin pointed out that 'fsck -f /' works in single user mode, and I
tried it out successfully. The fsck didn't find the missing
directories though, just one file I don't recognize.

The other questions are still open :)
 Thomas