[CentOS] Automatic disk check
Chris Weisiger
cweisiger at i-55.com
Thu Apr 7 03:22:03 UTC 2005
centos.org_list at 000a.com wrote:
> You know how if you do an improper shutdown and then boot up, the
> server prompts you to run a file system check if you press "Y" within
> 5 seconds? Well, this is great but sometimes not practical in remote
> access situations when we call our datacenter to say reboot a hang
> server and they have no monitor or keyboard hooked up to the system.
> Is there a way to have the system forced to automatically fo the
> filesystem check every time it boots up, if there's a need for it, ie:
> WITHOUT hitting "Y"?
>
> I couldn't find the answer to this one in docs or FAQs. If I missed
> it, a simple pointer to the source would be of great help.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris
>
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You create the following file:
/etc/sysconfig/autofsck
and place the following in it:
AUTOFSCK_TIMEOUT=5
AUTOFSCK_DEF_CHECK=yes
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