keybase / keybase/client

Re-initializing KBFS?

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Description

I think I borked my KBFS mount. I haven't investigated whether or not kbfs shows up as a separate disk in the Mac Disk Utility... but I tried to dd an image to the wrong disk and I got an error about being unable to write to a specific part of the disk. Then KBFS stopped working; there's nothing under /keybase/ :-)

Do you have a method for re-initializing the kbfs virtual disk?

my log id: 586e736210c9fe0e14704a1c

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The report names a KBFS mount failure on macOS and provides log ID 586e736210c9fe0e14704a1c, but no file, test, or entry point. Start by reviewing the log and reproducing the failed mount after the disk-write error; done means a documented, reliable way to restore KBFS under /keybase.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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