* Steve Lamb ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030125 09:53]: > On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 09:08:50 +0000 > Dave Selby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > touch /forcefsck ???? > > > touch changes the file timestamps ? I cant find a reference to forcefsck in > > its man or info pages. Is it a switch of some kind ? > > > I can understand doing a fsck, but this command sequence has thrown me !! > > > Can anyone shed light ?? > > There is a script that looks for that file and if it finds it runs fsck to > check the partitions. Personally I just use the -F switch on shutdown.
from shutdown(8):
The -F flag means ‘force fsck’. This only cre‐
ates an advisory file /forcefsck which can be
tested by the system when it comes up again.
The boot rc file can test if this file is
present, and decide to run fsck(1) with a spe‐
cial ‘force’ flag so that even properly
unmounted filesystems get checked. After that,
the boot process should remove /forcefsck.
... just FYI =)
good times,
Vineet
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