On Friday 24 June 2016 02:11:31 deloptes wrote:

> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:22:18AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> But why should a powerdown as unceremonious as pulling the plug,
> >> have deleted /usr/bin/X?  It doesn't grok at this site.
> >
> > File system corruption?
> >
> > What file system do you have? If it is something with a journal
> > (ext4, for example) I would be surprised. If it is something
> > experimental or less reliable (btfs, reiserfs?) then I wouldn't be
> > surprised.
> >
> > All file systems can lose data if you interrupt them while updating
> > the file system, but some are more resiliant than others. I tend to
> > prefer the good old ext3 or ext4 standby over flashier, faster but
> > less resiliant newer file systems, and older, unjournaled file
> > systems like ext2.
> >
> > Have a look inside /lost+found (assuming /usr/bin is in the /
> > partition) and see if there's anything there. You may find all your
> > X files, and more, given generic names. Or you may find nothing at
> > all.
>
> Or unsynced RAID cache - I had it once.

No raids on the property, Steven.

Thanks.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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