In this case it doesn't necessarily mean there is a consistency check
required because a suspected disk problem. It imply means the maximal count
without an FSCK has been reached, or the system has been set up to request
an fsck every n months or whatever.
You can change the frequency of the request or switch it off with the
tune2fs, assuming it's an EXT2 partition. If it's reiser, I suspect the same
command will help you out.
For example, tune2fs -I 0 -c 25 /dev/dhc1 would disable the "Time between
checks" function and set the maximal mount count to 25 for hdc1, only. Each
disk can have its own definition.
Tune2fs -l /dev/hdc1 will give you lots of lovely info about your file
system including when it was last checked and when the next check will be
asked for. It also tells you the mount count.
Man tune2fs is your friend.
Steve Flynn
NOP Data Migration Ops Analyst
* 01603 687386
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] maximal mount count error
In reply to Seeun's words, written Sat, 15 Sep 2001 08:45:17
>Thanks guys for the help, but I got another question on the topic.
The
>kernel then told me to run e2fsck. How do I let it run e2fsck
automatically
>during bootup when it detects maximal mount count?
Better check again when you boot. When a message comes up like that,
it often
means that there's a problem that the automated fsck can't fix.
I am not sure if there's a way to do what you want. Better get that
e2fsck
done soon!
Paul
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