I think you have mostly got the command correct. If the command you are using is "tune2fs -c 5", then the only thing you left off is specifying which filesystem/partition you want this option to apply to. For example, on my system my root filesystem is on the partition /dev/hdc1, so if I wanted it to be fscked every 5 mounts, I would issue the command "tune2fs -c 5 /dev/hdc1".
Hope that helps, Conway S. Smith On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:59:40 -0500 (CDT) James Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, I have another not-too-profound Linux inquiry - this time > about > configuring tune2fs (yes, this is for an older ext2 filesystem). I > have a > hard drive that's acting a bit punchy, and I'd like for the > filesystem > integrity to be checked quite a bit more frequently than usual: say, > every > 5 boots or so. It was indicated to me that tune2fs is the utility > to use > for this. Looking over the man page has not exactly been helpful > though. > From it, I've understood that the option "-c" is the one I'm > probably > after. I think there should probably be some numerical value > following > "-c" (with an intervening space). But my attempt to get it working > seems > to be unsuccessful: nothing gives me any indication that the setting > I'm > trying to get tune2fs to use is taking. To the contrary, when I > type what > seems to me the correct command sequence (tune2fs -c 5), I get a > sort of > mini-help menu. In other cases using Linux, this has been the > machine's/coder's indication that something was not done right, and > the > way they want to let you know is by providing some help, apparently > under > the assumption that the mini help menu is going to address your > confusion. > It hasn't addressed mine so far: I may be denser than the average > lot, > though. In any case, the manpage, unlike other, more thoughtful > manpages, > doesn't give any examples. For these reasons, I'm sort of at a > loss. Can > someone chip in with some helpful suggestions? E.g., how can I know > that > tune2fs has "taken" the settings I'm trying to enter? If it's not, > how > can I determine what I'm doing wrong? Are there other applications > or > utilities besides tune2fs that can do what I want, and if so, what > are > they? > > Thanks, the befuddled James > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
