Error: Could not determine filesystem type while doing file system consistency check

Error: Could not determine filesystem type while doing file system consistency check

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Article ID: CTX218367

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Description

While trying to perform file system consistency check using the command fsck -y /dev/da0s1a, we get the error Could not determine filesystem type.


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Resolution

In order to resolve the issue, please use fsck_ufs instead of /fsck

Correct Usage: fsck_ufs -y /dev/ad0s1a

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In the example, shown above, da0s1a is the device name used by the NetScaler VPX.

The Device name would vary with different models of NetScaler.
You can check the following article as well to verify the device name used by different model of NetScaler
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX122687
 

Problem Cause

The reason is that with Free BSD version 8.2 and later fsck needs an entry in fstab to determine the filesystem type.