RE: [SLE] Suse boot question

Stephen Furlong

26 Mar 2005 26 Mar '05

19:43

Which filesystem are you using ? Also I think I remember that the last numbers on /etc/fstab control who gets cleaned and when.

Reiserfs filesystem.

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I know that there is a way to setup a more freguent cleaning becuase ext2 when making a FS will allow the number of cycles to change.

Erm sorry Donna, either im being a complete newbie or that just doesn't make any sense :( sorry. Any other way to reword it?# Stephen

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Stephen Furlong

26 Mar 26 Mar

19:49

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Erm sorry Donna, either im being a complete newbie or that just doesn't make any sense :( sorry. Any other way to reword it?

Also, sorry for the extra a that got in there. Hate laptops

Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)

28 Mar 28 Mar

09:48

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I know that there is a way to setup a more freguent cleaning becuase ext2 when making a FS will allow the number of cycles to change. Perhaps the tune2fs command. I do not know the one for Reiser but for ext2/3 tune2fs sets how often the fs should be checked.

HOWEVER, this setting is ignored if the server goes done hard and the server will run the fsck on all partitions to prevent data loss and ensure partition integrity. Disabling it is a BAD BAD idea. Mandrake might have a 'Press any key to check the fs' but the actual check is still undertaken. Canceling the fsck, whether you have to 'press a key' or log in manually, is a VERY BAD idea. Rather just get the UPS or know that when the power drops, you are needed at the server to login/press a key. Heck, even a Windows server 'fscks' if it goes down hard. Granted you don't have to 'press any key' but then again Windows is lacking when compared to Linux. I am sure you could find an old monitor and kb/mouse to leave in the server closet, even if it means getting someone a new one. It is far wiser to be there than canceling the process. -- ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 ========================================================================

Jerry Feldman

18:04

New subject: [SLE] Suse boot question

On Monday 28 March 2005 4:48 am, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:

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Stephen Furlong wrote: ......

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I know that there is a way to setup a more freguent cleaning becuase ext2 when making a FS will allow the number of cycles to change.

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Perhaps the tune2fs command. I do not know the one for Reiser but for ext2/3 tune2fs sets how often the fs should be checked. /sbin/reiserfstune

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HOWEVER, this setting is ignored if the server goes done hard and the server will run the fsck on all partitions to prevent data loss and ensure partition integrity. Disabling it is a BAD BAD idea. Mandrake might have a 'Press any key to check the fs' but the actual check is still undertaken. Canceling the fsck, whether you have to 'press a key' or log in manually, is a VERY BAD idea. I fully concur with this. I do think that all file systems should be checked periodically. ext2 used to drive me nuts because I kept several file systems unmounted by default, and mounted them for backups or something else. They then would exceed their mount count. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9

Stephen Furlong

2 Apr 2 Apr

12:52

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-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Feldman [mailto:gaf@blu.org] Sent: 28 March 2005 19:04 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Suse boot question

On Monday 28 March 2005 4:48 am, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:

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Stephen Furlong wrote: ......

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I know that there is a way to setup a more freguent cleaning becuase ext2 when making a FS will allow the number of cycles to change.

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Perhaps the tune2fs command. I do not know the one for Reiser but for ext2/3 tune2fs sets how often the fs should be checked. /sbin/reiserfstune

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HOWEVER, this setting is ignored if the server goes done hard and the server will run the fsck on all partitions to prevent data loss and ensure partition integrity. Disabling it is a BAD BAD idea. Mandrake might have a 'Press any key to check the fs' but the actual check is still undertaken. Canceling the fsck, whether you have to 'press a key' or log in manually, is a VERY BAD idea. I fully concur with this. I do think that all file systems should be checked periodically. ext2 used to drive me nuts because I kept several file systems unmounted by default, and mounted them for backups or something else. They then would exceed their mount count. -- Jerry Feldman Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9

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Ok guys, point taken. So let me word this a slightly different way. Is there a way to make fsck not stop when it hits an error, rather it just sets a error in some log and I check manually?

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