In /var/log/messages , "EXT3-fs error (device sda1): htree_dirblock_to_tree: bad entry in directory #2: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0"
Issue
- Filesystem is corrupted:
kernel:EXT3-fs error (device sda1): htree_dirblock_to_tree: bad entry in directory #2: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0
kernel:Aborting journal on device sda1.
kernel: ext3_abort called.
kernel:EXT3-fs error (device sda1): ext3_journal_start_sb:Detected aborted journal
kernel:Remounting filesystem read-only
kernel:EXT3-fs error (device sda1): htree_dirblock_to_tree: bad entry in directory #2: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- ext3 filesystem
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