Re: file system check, and defrag

[ajlewis2@intac.com]

In gmane.linux.debian.user, you 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?
> 2.  Other distributions I've had installed, run a file system check at 
> bootup.  Why not Debian?
> 3.  How can I setup Debian to check at bootup?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Kordula

I've installed several distros over the years and never seen one that did
the filesystem check at every boot.  Most have been set to run after 30
boots or so.  If you want to change this, see 'man tune2fs' especially '-i'
which is used to set the interval.

Anita