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| author | James Buren <braewoods+mgh@braewoods.net> | 2021-06-17 00:24:32 -0500 |
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| committer | James Buren <braewoods+mgh@braewoods.net> | 2021-06-18 01:26:57 -0500 |
| commit | 8394ae69326b94873c9021bda1fac227359927cf (patch) | |
| tree | c08d217ec849ed4e2ae1112b9fc4395cf02d647c /docs/usage/check.rst.inc | |
| parent | 4b9e99308c5753e98ce16eb24c861f8d89b6ed1e (diff) | |
add notice about defective hardware to check documentation (#5753)
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diff --git a/docs/usage/check.rst.inc b/docs/usage/check.rst.inc index 9dce5c204..1cb27c862 100644 --- a/docs/usage/check.rst.inc +++ b/docs/usage/check.rst.inc @@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ The check command verifies the consistency of a repository and the corresponding check --repair is a potentially dangerous function and might lead to data loss (for kinds of corruption it is not capable of dealing with). BE VERY CAREFUL! +Pursuant to the previous warning it is also highly recommended to test the +reliability of the hardware running this software with stress testing software +such as memory testers. Unreliable hardware can also lead to data loss especially +when this command is run in repair mode. + First, the underlying repository data files are checked: - For all segments, the segment magic header is checked. |