Re: rsync to ext2 filesystem issues

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Wed, 9 Sep 2026, Ramiro Aceves wrote:

> Last night, I ran fsck.ext2 from e2fsprogs. I think it took longer than
> when I ran it under Linux, [...]

How much longer? I check my ext{2,4} data partitions using e2fsck on both
FreeBSD and NetBSD, and have seen no appreciable difference in speeds.

> This seems to be an endless nightmare: two different operating systems
> “touching” the same filesystem with different ext2 implementations and
> possible bugs.

Which is why I make backups (onto a commom ext2 FS) only from Linux. It reads
FreeBSD and NetBSD (no ea; no log) UFS filesystems just fine.

-RVP