Most versions of fsck support the -n option, which causes them to use read-only mode. This can be done without unmounting the filesystem. You can verify the filesystem this way, but you can't repair any damage without unmounting them.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Melin Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Forcing FSCK on all DASD at IPL Hey gang. Seeing some error messages about my file system that I'm concerned about. Is it possible to force an FSCK on all file systems defined to a Linux guest at IPL? I am seeing some errors in /opt/warn that are concerning me on a couple of file systems though the systems appear to be running at the moment. Typically it's been doing it after x many mounts or after x many days without being checked. Also, is it possible to run an integrity check of a file system while it is mounted with some other utility? FSCK of course warns about possibly frelling your filesystem to the center of the earth if you use it on a mounted file system. Just wondering what FS checker might be available that I don't have to schedule downtime with customers in order to use it Any ideas/thoughts will be greatly appreciated. -J ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
