power failure, boot, and fsck

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Mon Jul 9 09:44:14 UTC 2012


>
> fsck does run automatically when a filesystem does not get shut down
> cleanly.  However, fsck cannot fix all of the problems a filesystem can
> experience without risk of loss of data.  In those cases, there is no
> option but to stop and ask the operator to intervene.

fsck_y_enable=YES in rc.conf



>
> Your best bet is to avoid an unclean shutdown entirely.  Buy a UPS.
>
> 	Cheers,
>
> 	Matthew
>
> -- 
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