Question about forcing fsck at boottime

[Doug Hardie]

On Apr 7, 2009, at 02:34, Chris Rees wrote:

> \
> So, the answer is NO, it does NOT cause data CORRUPTION. A simple
> reboot solved it? Really, you're advocating guaranteed extended
> downtime every time there's a power outage, compared with a slight
> chance of a slightly longer downtime while every other time it comes
> almost straight up.
>
> Any more replies, please, read the damned question.

You had better define data corruption then.  In my book data that is  
read and gives garbage back rather than the right data is corrupt.  It  
doesn't matter if it gets "fixed" by a reboot later.  Thats only  
helpful if you happen to notice that it needs a reboot.  If all you  
are interested in is toy systems then this type of problem is of no  
interest to you.  However, for those of us who run production systems  
where clients have paid for service this is a serious issue.