Hi, On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:14:56PM +0800, Yusuf Goolamabbas wrote: > However, default install of Redhat 7.2 setsup fs_passno(6th field of > /etc/fstab) as 2 which asks you if you want to run fsck after an unclean > shutdown No, it doesn't! The prompt in Red Hat 7.2 asks you if you want to force a *full* fsck. > The question is, is fsck required after an unclean shutdown or should > one just rely on journal replay. What does fsck do when it sees an > unclean ext3 filesystem By default, fsck on an unclean ext3 just replays the journal. Passno==2 is correct --- it will force journal replay on the ext3 filesystems, and will give fsck a chance to do its usual maintainance jobs (checking for forced fscks after a set interval, detecting error conditions on the fs which force a full fsck, etc.) Cheers, Stephen
