Re: file system check, and defrag
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 03:47, Kordula Martin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> being real new to Debian, and fairly new to Linux, I have the following
> questions -
>
> I have 3.0r1 Woody installed with ext3 file systems and would like to
> periodically check, and then defrag, the file system(s).
>
> 1. How (and what is the best way) to do this?
You don't need to defragment files unless you use DOS/Windows
filesystems like FAT or NTFS.
> 2. Other distributions I've had installed, run a file system check at
> bootup. Why not Debian?
Debian most certainly will/does do fsck at boot time, just not
every time. Imagine how long boots would be with modern-sized
disks. Look at the tune2fs mn page, and search for the -c and -i
options, for the reason.
To force an fsck on the next boot, "# touch /forcefsck". See
/etc/init.d/checkroot.sh for example.
> 3. How can I setup Debian to check at bootup?
See answer #2.
> Thanks in advance!
> Kordula
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