Cannot remove empty directory

[Net Llama!]

On 06/15/2005 04:44 PM, Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> A. Khattri wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Michael Hipp wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Is it possible to do 'xfs_check' while running
>> 
>> 
>> No - fsck usually wants to work with the file-systems unmounted...
> 
> You need to say that again, *LOUDER*.
> 
> Attempting to do a file system check on a mounted file system equals a 
> Ghostbuster "bad".  It usually results in a totally corrupted partition 
> with the directory database completely scrambled.  (Don't ask me how I 
> know...)

Actually, it usually results in fsck refusing to run because the 
filesystem is mounted.

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