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Phase 4 Responses

Table A-4 describes the significance of responses to Phase 4 prompts:

Meaning of fsck Phase 4 Responses
PromptResponseMeaning
RECONNECT?nIgnore this error condition. This invokes a CLEAR error condition later in Phase 4.
RECONNECT?yReconnect inode I to filesystem in the directory for lost files (lost+found). This can cause a lost+found error condition in this phase if there are problems connecting inode I to lost+found.
CLEAR? nIgnore the error condition. A "no" response is appropriate only if the user intends to take other action to fix the problem.
CLEAR?yDeallocate the inode by zeroing its contents.
ADJUST?nIgnore the error condition. A"no" response is appropriate only if the user intends to take other action to fix the problem.
ADJUST?yReplace link count of file inode I with the link counted computed in Phase 2.
FIX?nIgnore the error condition. A "no" response is appropriate only if the user intends to take other action to fix the problem.
FIX?yFix the problem.


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