Joshua Baker-LePain wrote: > Also note that it's the default for FSs created by anaconda at install > time, but *not* (last I checked) a default for mke2fs. To turn > dir_index on at mke2fs time, use the '-O dir_index' flag. > > If you use tune2fs to add the option to an extant FS, then dir_index > only applies to new directories (i.e. created after you added the > option). To retroactively apply it to the whole FS, you have to do the > tune2fs and then take the FS offline and run 'e2fsck -fD' on the device. Thanks Joshua, that's good info. I didn't know about the anaconda interaction.