Oracle Linux: fsck Fails with Error "e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!" (Doc ID 2689894.1)

Last updated on JULY 22, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64

When the system is rebooted in rescue mode to do fsck of the device, errors are returned.

sh-4.1# fsck.ext4 -n /dev/md6
e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
/dev/md6 has unsupported feature(s): 64bit
e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!

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