[ubuntu users] Upgrading

[Ted Hilts]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Ted Hilts wrote:
>   
>> The last automatic upgrade "failed" and it now appears unable to
>> recognize the file system or some aspect of the file system.  Every
>> time I have to power down I get this same problem and the system
>> indicates something wrong with the file system and then provides a
>> admin shell telling me to fix the problem. 
>>     
>
> I suppose you have to run fsck from the root shell. That would be the 
> command
>
> e2fsck -y -C0 /dev/sda1
>
> where you should replace the "/dev/sda1" with the partition name for 
> your / file system if necessary.
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> Nils
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>   
Nils

Thanks for the input -- I don't know why I did not try that, just panic 
I guess -- It will be a couple of days before I shut down again so I 
will get back to you with the results at that time. Hopefully your 
suggestion will solve the problem. Also, thanks for the complete command! 

Ted Hilts