OpenSUSE Linux - Force System File Check on Reboot
We are running OpenSUSE 12.2 and seem to be experiencing some problems with files not opening. If I move these files to a different folder they work, so it seems to be a filesystem issue.
I would like to force a system file check to run when on reboot.
Shutdown -rF is not longer supported.
I came across the following" If you want to force fsck on the next boot, just create a file called /forcefsck . If this file is present, then during next boot - the fsck is forced. # touch /forcefsck "
Any other suggestions welcome.
Thank you.
I would like to force a system file check to run when on reboot.
Shutdown -rF is not longer supported.
I came across the following" If you want to force fsck on the next boot, just create a file called /forcefsck . If this file is present, then during next boot - the fsck is forced. # touch /forcefsck "
Does this work well?
Does it require user intervention or will it run and auto fix as I would like to do this remotely and will not be able to see the terminal while the server is restarting?
Any other suggestions welcome.
Thank you.
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It's like a sequence, 0 is not checked, 1 checked at boot time, 2 is checked after 1
http://linux.die.net/man/5/fstab
http://linux.die.net/man/5/fstab
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@Gerwin Jansen, ok so if I am understanding correctly, the FS marked 2 will still run the file system check on reboot but after the FS marked 1.
And this will all occur without user intervention is I run # touch /forcefsck before rebooting?
And this will all occur without user intervention is I run # touch /forcefsck before rebooting?
I don't recognize /forcefsck but numbers 1 and 2 in fstab mean that file systems are checked.
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@Gerwin Jansen. So even on a normal reboot the filesystems are check and will repair any damaged files, etc?
I need to run something that will work the same on reboot as chsdsk /f on Windows.
I need to run something that will work the same on reboot as chsdsk /f on Windows.
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So what full command can I type in, reboot and let it do the job?
So what full command can I type in, reboot and let it do the job?
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The below show the mounted files systems on our server as you mentioned.
If 1 means force system check? What does the 2 mean?
How can I force a once off system check on all volumes on reboot, with no user intervention?
(some text removed just to shorted the lines below for easy reading)
/dev/disk/by-id/raid-part2
/dev/disk/by-id/raid--part
/dev/disk/by-id/raid--part
/dev/disk/by-id/raid--part
/dev/disk/by-id/raid--part