First check for I/O errors in /var/log/messages if you found any error then there is something wrong with hard disk.
Category Archives: Linux
Mount How do I get to the data on my server?
Run the following commands to mount the drive(s): (this example applies to the dedicated servers): Warning!Older servers still using IDE drivers or those without software RAID must use /dev/hda2 instead of /dev/md2. Virtual servers and dedicated servers without software RAID but with SATD drives must use /dev/sda3 or/dev/hda3 (/dev/sda2 or /dev/hda2 with older installations).
/ETC/MTAB~
I don’t know how it really happened – probably a VMWare crash that locked my file system, but after a reboot I got this message at startup :
Connecting to a Remote Host using SSH in Mac OS X
What is SSH? What is SFTP? SSH (Secure Shell Protocol) is a secure replacement for telnet. Like telnet, SSH can be used to connect to a remote host computer using an account name and password. The advantages of SSH over telnet are:
Linux and Unix mount and unmount
About mount and unmount Mount or unmount file systems and remote resources.
Check for Rootkits on Linux, BSD, and OSX
Those of us in UNIX-land (and yes, Mac people, that includes you) don’t often have to deal with malware. There is room for debate about the exact reasons for that, but few would argue that Linux, BSD and OSX get hit as hard or as often as Windows. This does not, however, make us immune …
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