* Martin Webster [Tue, 16 Oct 2001 00:36:17 +0000]:
On Monday 15 October 2001 10:36 pm, Cliff Sarginson wrote: A journaling file system should be more robust since any changes are recorded in the journal before being written to disk.
Just don't forget that nearly all journaling file systems, at least by default, only journal meta data (directory and file info). There is nearly *no* data journaling, only ext3 offers it but at a speed penalty. So journaling does save you time at fsck but it is no substitute for a regular backup. Philipp -- "The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place." - Douglas Adams in Guardian, 25-Aug-95