netbsd-help: Re: Translating blocks to inode or filename

Subject: Re: Translating blocks to inode or filename
To: Dominic J Hulewicz <dom@inta.net>
From: None <rmcm@compsoft.com.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/24/1998 21:09:25

I had a similar problem a few weeks back and used tar to locate the
file.
 tar -cf /dev/null /filesystem
- stops and reports the filename.
Dominic J Hulewicz writes:
 > One of our NetBSD hosts is reporting a disk input/output error during
 > a routine filesystem backup (dump). I want to find out what file is
 > causing this, but the error report only gives reference to a block
 > number.
 > 
 > Does anyone know how I can find out what inode or file is using a
 > particular block ?
 > 
 > 
 > 	Regards,
 > 		Dom.
 > -- 
 > Dominic J. Hulewicz - mailto:dom@inta.net - http://www.intanet.com/dom
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