Where exactly is the journal on the EXT3/EXT4 file system, ive searched around and cant find a good answer.
Where exactly is the journal on the EXT3/EXT4 file system, ive searched around and
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Where exactly is the journal on the EXT3/EXT4 file system, ive searched around and cant find a good answer.
To the best of my knowledge, it is a regular file controlled by an inode, but the inode does not have a directory entry. If you do
tune2fs -l /dev/$ext3partitionit will mention the “Journal inode” — usually it seems to be number 8. You should be able to usedebugfsto get more details.