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The file /forcefsck is a regular empty file. Since it resides under / only root can remove it. Its purpose is to force the check/repair of the linux filesystem at next reboot. You can create/remove it to enable/disable the checking. Another way to force the filesystem check is by means of the shutdown command:
The /forcefsck file is removed at the end of the checking, so that you will not find it anymore until some process creates it again. This is controlled by /etc/rc.sysinit.
If errors are found on the filesystem, fsck will run no matter what. fsck will also run automatically after a certain number of mounts by default. You can use tune2fs to increase the number of mounts and/or have it run after a certain number of days.
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