disable automatic running of fsck

Greebstreebling · 01-26-2008, 10:32 AM

Hi folks, Every now and again fsck decides it has to check my drives when I boot. I'd like to disable this feature and run fsck when it is convenient for me. I just use Deb 4.0 as a desktop with internet access.

Thanks Guys,
Greeb

makuyl · 01-26-2008, 10:57 AM

Have a look at "man fstab". The "sixth field" entry explains this. In short, change the last number to 0 for the partition you don't want checked in /etc/fstab. It is not advisable to skip checking so do it regularly if you remove the automated prosedure.

tredegar · 01-27-2008, 03:56 AM

See man tune2fs particularly the -i option.

hitest · 01-27-2008, 10:25 AM

I don't know, I'd leave it well enough alone. On my 10 Debian 4.0 boxes they automatically run fsck once every 20-30 boot-ups. Also the check is quick, not a huge inconvenience in my opinion.
If you do disable the check ensure you run fsck on a regular basis.

Emerson · 01-27-2008, 10:31 AM

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...ighlight-.html

Section IV deals with boot-up checks.