On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 11:56:58AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> shortens their life expectancy), but really check lost+found is not > >> something to do once a day. It'd be *much* better to do it once per > >> boot. > > I think once per day is reasonable, since once per boot may be too > > infrequent for machines with long uptimes. > > I fail to understand how files can appear in lost+found without > any reboot. OK, maybe let's not do it once per reboot but once > per fsck. How 'bout that? > > Or are there circumstances where files can appear there while the system > is running? I see two scenarios:
. The files appear as fsck output at reboot time, but aren't immediately dealt with by the administrators, perhaps due to distraction by more serious problems. Running this test in cron daily effects a reminder the following day. . The filesystem can be manually unmounted and fscked. Do the files still end up in /mountpoint/lost+found? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
