Recommended update for package reiserfs

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(Last modified: 01JUL2003)

solutions Recommended update for package reiserfs SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (61fd203fa6272432c4ad8aaa7d8eab3d)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IA64
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IPF
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64

Package: reiserfs
Release: 20030701
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using ReiserFS should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

A bug has been found that causes reiserfsck and
debugreiserfs to fail on file systems larger than 4GB. This
affects 64bit architectures only.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Uvh reiserfs.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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