Re: mount automatic file system check counter

Peter Benie (pjb1008@cam.ac.uk)
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:45:44 +0100


Eduardo Soriano writes ("mount automatic file system check counter"):
> Hello guys,
>
> I would like to know how to modify or tourn around the mount counter used by
> mount command to start an automatic file system check.
>
> When mounting a file system during system bootstart, I got from time
> to time a message saying the file system has reached count value
> and will be checked.

'man tune2fs'

Be careful about disabling it - I've seen corruption caused by
hardware (esp. RAM) failure; the check is an important guard against
further damage.

Peter

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