"Rik Osborne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> During my last reboot, I spotted the following line:
>
> /dev/hda5 has reached maximal mount count, check forced
>
> The system then proceeded to check the drive. After that the system finished
> booting properly, and there don't seem to be any problems.
>
> I've seen the message "[blah blah blah], check forced" before, usually after
> an improper shutdown, so I know what's going on when I see it. I'm just
> curious about the "maximal mount count" part. My guess is that after a drive
> has been mounted a certain number of times, fsck will do a routine integrity
> check. Am I correct? Or should I be looking closer at something?
You are absolutely correct.
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