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to: GERT ANDERSEN
from: ALEXEY VISSARIONOV
date: 2016-10-15 15:48:00
subject: Harddisk problem

Good ${greeting_time}, Gert!

15 Oct 2016 13:39:14, you wrote to me:

 GA>>> I have got a problem with my node 2 there have a big 1TB harddisk
 GA>>> where I have all the ftp files on. The harddisk is normally mount
 GA>>> as /dev/sdb1 with ext4,
 AV>> Generally, sensitive information should be kept on /dev/md1 mounted
 AV>> at /home (with /dev/md0 mounted at /).
 GA> The harddisk is just my slave harddisk for ftp files as I the main hd
 GA> mounted as /dev/sda2 /boot

JFYI: when the installation program suggests to make separate partition for
/boot, you'd better don't use the distribution built by idiots.

 GA>>> but now will linux not mount it and says there is error on the
 GA>>> harddisk. It comes with that the superblok is missing o it
 AV>> 0. You've already lost all your data. Now, let's see what you can
 AV>> do...
 GA> Ok, so it it then more only try to make a new full 1tb with fdisk
 GA> and partion for ext4 as all files is lost on it.

The files aren't lost.
Yet.

 AV>> I'd like to have a look at the output of
 AV>> smartctl -A /dev/sdb \
 AV>> | sed -nre 's,^ +,,g;/^(5|187|188|197|198) /{s,  .* , ,g;p}'
 GA> I will see if I can do with this command as it allready now not is
 GA> tied to be mount and the system log file by startup showing errors
 GA> on the harddisk by read it only.

You've asked for help, but now I see you don't need it.
Proceed on your own.


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