Raco already basically said what the issue is. I didn't notice it in the prior messages you posted. If you wanted to confirm, after you migrate your data, do a: dd if=/dev/zero of=<old disk> and then looking at something like: iostat -xtc 5 /dev/<old disk>
And, if you don't see an error there, do dd if=<(tr '\000' '\377' < /dev/zero) of=<old disk> and look at the iostat for that. Even if the disk won't tell the kernel it's breaking, chances are dd will error. But, even if that doesn't happen, you'd notice a big slow down with iostat. As it is, disks are cheap - get another one and be done with the old one. On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Itay <deb...@itayf.fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Mon, 4 Nov 2013, Shawn Wilson wrote: > >> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 04:46:48 -0500 > > > For some reason your messages ended up in a differenet mailbox, therefore I > saw them only now. Sorry about that. > > As was recommended I will replace the harddrive that holds /var. > > Nevertheless, respectfully, I will answer your response. > > >> I can't see how a default config would do this, but do you have SELinux or >> AppArmor enabled? What does fstab and mount show? > > > I didn't enable SElinux or AppArmor. > How do I double-check? > > mount output: > > sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime) > proc on /proc type proc (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime) > udev on /dev type devtmpfs > (rw,relatime,size=10240k,nr_inodes=473761,mode=755) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts > (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000) > tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,size=380288k,mode=755) > /dev/disk/by-uuid/4712a4c6-be99-43bf-8628-0edd641d5262 on / type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered) > tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k) > tmpfs on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=2323680k) > /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw,relatime,errors=continue) > /dev/mapper/vg-cache on /cache type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-home on /home type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-opt on /opt type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-tmp on /tmp type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-usr on /usr type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-usrlocal on /usr/local type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/mapper/vg-var on /var type ext3 > (rw,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > /dev/sdb8 on /legacy type ext3 > (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered) > rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw,relatime) > fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw,relatime) > > And /etc/fstab: > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > > # !! Note !! > # UUID is a property of the residing file system -- not of the device. > # Any file system reformatting will result in change to UUID. > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > > ####################### Static Devices ####################### > > proc /proc proc defaults 0 > 0 > > # Master Hard Drive Partitions > > # 1: boot (purposefully an ext2 partition) > UUID=81d775af-9f80-4081-be71-c8d379c05944 /boot ext2 defaults > 0 2 > # 2: root file system > UUID=4712a4c6-be99-43bf-8628-0edd641d5262 / ext3 > errors=remount-ro 0 1 > # 3: swap partition > UUID=73035ad5-bba9-4d8e-8cfd-546ab09ac456 none swap sw > 0 0 > > # LVM > /dev/mapper/vg-cache /cache ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-home /home ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-opt /opt ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-tmp /tmp ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-usr /usr ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-usrlocal /usr/local ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > /dev/mapper/vg-var /var ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > > > ###################### Removable Media ###################### > > /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 > #/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 > > # USB: Gandalf Attached Storage. > UUID=6b01200d-446d-46da-b6ac-405f1ec5b1bf /legacy ext3 user > 0 0 > UUID=0866a19d-3661-422b-818c-410d96868139 /media/gandalfBACK ext3 > noauto,user 0 0 > # LABEL="gandalfBACK2" Gandalf's secondary backup (kept at my > parents' house) > UUID=14a0b647-02e0-4681-b37c-cea165004e24 /media/gandalfBACK2 ext3 > noauto 0 0 > > # USB: Portable disk. > UUID=ac334401-5833-4946-bc7b-4d93622ea929 /media/palm/legacy ext3 > noauto,user 0 0 > UUID=807e9825-1838-4d5c-bada-e54a7d94e2ff /media/palm/lennyBACK ext3 > noauto,user 0 0 > UUID=3A39-B1B2 /media/palm/reut12 vfat > rw,noauto,user 0 0 > > # USB: Ora's portable disk. > UUID=57e7b504-442c-396e-8c77-dcdd9e6b54d6 /media/usbora hfsplus > rw,noauto,user 0 0 > > # USB: Nikon D300, 8, 4, & 2, GB cards > UUID=4DCC-F3FA /media/D300-8 vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 > UUID=888E-E0E0 /media/D300-4 vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 > UUID=C496-1651 /media/D300-2 vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 > # USB: Card reader > LABEL=CF /media/D300 vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 > > # USB: bilbo's backup > LABEL=bilboBACK /media/usbdisk ext3 rw,noauto,user 0 0 > > # USB: My good old stick > LABEL=PUBLIC /media/PUBLIC vfat rw,noauto,user 0 0 > > # USB: Little cyan cruize blade (LABEL='ItayF sky') > UUID=C042-86D6 /media/sky vfat rw,noauto,user 0 0 > # USB: Little red cruize blade (LABEL='ItayF fire') > UUID=782C-9B8B /media/fire vfat rw,noauto,user 0 0 > > > >> If possible, copy the system off and write ones and then zeros to the disk >> (and look for speed drops). Looking at the disk might've been a good call. > > > I don't understand the procedure you suggest, but it's not necessary after > deciding to replace the HDD anyhow -- I guess. > > Many thanks, > Itay > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/alpine.DEB.2.02.1311041303540.7090@gandalf.furmanet > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cah_obif-dvw1l6nyvzkt_ft7chuwshqn9ah5d5ywahb1ecp...@mail.gmail.com
