how to force a hd check during boot up

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am So, den 15.05.2005 schrieb Gustavo Seabra um 2:43:

> > > Sometimes it happens to me too. I think the time it gives us to click
> > > on the right key is too llittle. If I'm not with my finger already
> > > there waiting, it just passes and i never get the chance to ask for
> > > the check.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to increase the time it waits for the response?
> > 
> > Yes. Settings like following are possible:
> > 
> > $ cat /etc/sysconfig/autofsck
> > 
> > AUTOFSCK_DEF_CHECK=yes
> > PROMPT=yes
> > AUTOFSCK_TIMEOUT=30
> > AUTOFSCK_OPT=""

> Interesting... I don't have this file on my system. Should it be
> there? Or is it necessary only if you need to change the defaults?

> Gustavo Seabra                                           Graduate Student

Just create the file and the desired settings. The values / variables
are read in by /etc/rc.sysinit. You may check it's logic.

$ grep -n "/etc/sysconfig/autofsck" /etc/rc.sysinit
328:    [ -f /etc/sysconfig/autofsck ] && . /etc/sysconfig/autofsck

Alexander


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