Public bug reported: It makes much more sense for fsck to run on shutdown than startup. I almost always have to skip fsck when I turn on my computer because it takes about an hour. It's rare that I turn on my computer but don't want to use if for another hour. However it is pretty common that I turn if off and don't mind that it stays on for another hour.
It should still be skippable, because sometimes you *do* want it to turn off (e.g. going to bed). In addition to the 'Press [esc] to skip' there should be a dialog box when you press shutdown: "It is recommended that your disk be checked for errors now. [OK] [Not this time] [Ask me again in a week]" By the way, wasn't ext3 meant to make fsck obsolete? ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- fsck should run on shutdown, not startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368425 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs