howto force fsck on linux server

['chris']

hi

how to force fsck on SUSE 8.2 linux server setuped with Ext3 at next reboot ?

I've tried with:

# tune2fs -C 0
tune2fs 1.28 (31-Aug-2002)
Usage: tune2fs [-c max-mounts-count] [-e errors-behavior] [-g group]
[-i interval[d|m|w]] [-j] [-J journal-options]
[-l] [-s sparse-flag] [-m reserved-blocks-percent]
[-r reserved-blocks-count] [-u user] [-C mount-count]
[-L volume-label] [-M last-mounted-dir]
[-O [^]feature[,...]] [-T last-check-time] [-U UUID] device

but it doesn't work.

['chris']

I think

# tune2fs -c 5 -C 0 /dev/hda3

should be correct.

But can I use this above mentioned command,
if the /dev/hda3 partition is already mounted read & write ?

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

if you reboot most distributions at the console:

There is a prompt to press a key in 5 seconds to force fsck. Or filesystem integrity check.

That works.

SEP

[Ross Minkov]

Chris,

When you use the shutdown command there is a special flag that you can use -F.

The -F flag means `force fsck'. This only creates an advisory file /forcefsck which can be tested by the system when it comes up again. The boot rc file can test if this file is present, and decide to run fsck(1) with a special `force' flag so that even properly unmounted filesystems get checked. After that, the boot process should remove /forcefsck.

You can create the /forcefsck manually if you want.

HTH,
Ross

['chris']

thanks,

# shutdown -F -r now

works perfectly.

greetings
chris

[palaniappan.sp]

Hi,
If u want to start fsck at next booting...
u can try this also..
from root or if ur r in single user mode.

#touch /force/fsck
#reboot -r now
Then next time ur system will be running fsck before mounting the filesystem.

Regds
palani.