I've run ext3 filesystems for the last few years and I've never seen this question answered..... If a system shutsdown hard, even with journaling is it at all necessary to run e2fsck? Just curious.... Thanks -- Sam Williams samurai@xxxxxxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +"It is easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of computers + + by the sense of accomplishment you get from getting them to work at + + all." + + - Douglas Adams + +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users