Theodore Tso babbled on about: > at one time by upgrading to e2fsprogs 1.26, and then setting the > FSCK_MAX_INST environment variable: I don't see a released 1.26 on sourceforge. did I miss it? or were you referring to the WIP? -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.