Optionally, you could use "-c 0" -r "-c -1" to disable it, altogether. >From "man tune2fs": OPTIONS -c max-mount-counts Adjust the maximal mounts count between two filesystem checks. If max-mount-counts is 0 or -1, the number of times the filesys- tem is mounted will be disregarded by e2fsck(8) and the kernel. > The example below will check the filesystem or partition after 100 mounts > or > 3 months, whichever comes first. You need to type in this command in a > root > shell: > > tune2fs -c 100 -i 3m /dev/hdax > > in case of scsi, > > tune2fs -c 100 -i 3m /sdcX ( c = drive number usually 3) > > > > > > On Jan 9, 2008 3:05 AM, Linux Man <linuxman.uru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello group >> I added a new partition in fstab, and works without a problem. >> I used mkfs.ext3 to create the partition. >> My problem is that every 26 boots, the system tells that the partition >> have no been checked since 26 systems boots, ant start to check my new >> partition. This is a lot of time consuming, and always is in a bad >> time. >> There some way to do the check in a controlled time? i.e. do it the >> check before 26 system boot, when the time is no problem. >> Thanks a lot >> Best regards >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list