On 2003.01.25 04:08 Dave Selby wrote:
Im planning to turn my ext2 to an ext3 .... after a system crash due to a winmodem driver running with dependency problems .. OK I get the bit about tune2fs -j /dev/hda2 I dont get the bit about touch /forcefsck ???? touch changes the file timestamps ? I cant find a reference to forcefsck in its man or info pages. Is it a switch of some kind ? I can understand doing a fsck, but this command sequence has thrown me !! Can anyone shed light ?? Dave
I believe the bootscripts use the presence of this file, to force a fsck ..
/forcefsck is a filename, not a switch - so you're asking the system to make sure the filesystem's good next time it boots.
HTH, Shaun