Yes, if you are creating larger files. By default e2fsck assumes the average file size is 8kB and allocates a corresponding number of inodes there. If, for example, you are storing lots of larger files there (digital photos, MP3s, etc) that are in the MB range you can use "-t largefile" or "-t largefile4" to specify an average file size of 1MB or 4MB respectively. You can also use -i or -N (see man page) to override the default bytes-per-inode value.
Wouldn't -T largefile already be making choices about the default bytes-per-inode?
How could I make my own determination about what values are most appropriate for -i and -N? My filesystems are generally several hundreds of gigabytes, filled with files that average about one megabyte in size.
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Maurice Volaski, mvolaski@xxxxxxxxxxxx Computing Support, Rose F. Kennedy Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
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