Bob Proulx wrote: > Hanspeter Spalinger wrote: > >> Merciadri Luca wrote: >> >>> problem is that I always get errors when e2fsck verifies the fs, and >>> always on the same: /dev/sdc5. ... >>> but I can't understand why this filesystem is problematic, because I >>> don't use it often, at least these times. I always have errors about the >>> >> Do you actualy FIX those errors? Afaik the fsck at startup does not fix >> all errors (it plays safe). Try run fsck manualy (but make a backup >> first and read the man-page). >> > > The control for this is in /etc/default/rcS with the FSCKFIX > variable. If it is set to no then no fix happens. If it is set to > yes then at boot time fsck is enabled to automatically fix what it > can. > > In /etc/default/rcS file: > FSCKFIX=yes > > Note that if it is set to no on a remote server that you do not have > console access to then it is possible to get into a state where the > machine will not reboot on its own because it will be waiting for > console access to get past the fsck questions. > > These are documented in the rcS man page. > > $ man rcS > > FSCKFIX > When the root and all other file systems are checked, > fsck is invoked with the -a option which means > "autorepair". If there are major inconsistencies then > the fsck process will bail out. The system will print a > message asking the administrator to repair the file > system manually and will present a root shell prompt > (actually a sulogin prompt) on the console. Setting > this option to yes causes the fsck commands to be run > with the -y option instead of the -a option. This will > tell fsck always to repair the file systems without > asking for permission. > I just modified /etc/default/rcS consequently. (`FSCKFIX' was set to `no'.) >> I assume you use the other partitions more often, with no error, so i >> don't think your problem is hardware related. >> > > A good diagnosis! But I would still look to be sure. :-) > -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me.
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