-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Chris Weisiger Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:22 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Automatic disk check 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 > > . > >You create the following file: > >/etc/sysconfig/autofsck > >and place the following in it: > >AUTOFSCK_TIMEOUT=5 >AUTOFSCK_DEF_CHECK=yes If a problem is encountered during the fsck, will the system automagically fix it? Mike