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Recover a Corrupted File System on Linux

All is not lost upon discovering a corrupted file system! Both XFS and EXT file systems offer tools to aid in the repair and recovery of a broken file system. In this lab, you will investigate and repair two servers that were accidentally overwritten, and then mount the servers to confirm the fix has worked. _This lab is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat._

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Aug 19, 2022

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Discover and Attempt to Mount the File Systems

    Use /etc/fstab to view file system information. Then, attempt to mount the file system and review the error returned.

  2. Challenge

    Repair the File Systems

    Use XFS- and EXT-based repair tools to fix the file systems.

  3. Challenge

    Mount the File Systems

    Mount the file systems and check that there are files loaded.

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