LPIC-1 Exam 101 v5 (Linux Administrator) — Question 83

After a power outage, the XFS file system of /dev/sda3 is inconsistent. How can the existing file system errors be fixed?

Answer options

• A. By using mount -f to force a mount of the file system
• B. By running xfsck on the file system
• C. By mounting the file system with the option xfs_repair
• D. By running xfsadmin repair on the file system
• E. By running xfs_repair on the file system

Correct answer: E

Explanation

The correct answer is E, as xfs_repair is specifically designed to repair XFS file systems. Option A is incorrect because forcing a mount does not fix underlying file system errors. Option B is wrong since xfsck is not applicable to XFS file systems, and option C is misleading because xfs_repair is not a mount option. Option D is incorrect as xfsadmin does not have a repair function.