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What happened to fsck_options in rc.conf?

• rollcat 3y ago
  It wouldn't solve an actually corrupted filesystem. For network appliances, read-only root FS is probably the way to go anyway. (I'd say it's also worth doing it in general.) (Disclaimer: avid fan of everything BSD, OpenBSD in particular.)
  • ninkendo 3y ago
    Ok say my root file system is read only, and say, /var/log is writable. The power goes out. Then what? Does /var/log just not mount until i type fsck? Aren’t i back to the same issue?
    • accrual 3y ago
      It's probably not a safe assumption to rely on for a device out in the field, but in my experience, OpenBSD's fsck typically works just fine unattended. I could pull the plug on my router right now and I would expect it to come back up on its own. However, yes, sometimes a badly timed power loss will break the filesystem in a way that requires a manual fsck.
      • ninkendo 3y ago
        I’ve had 3 power outages this year since installing OpenBSD (which is a lot for my area, admittedly) and it has required manual intervention each time. My root FS is on an SSD, it that matters.