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This value is configurable per file system. It is set at install time but you can change it at will. You can set it with tune2fs using -c count or -i interval.

by xorcist 12y ago

This value is configurable per file system. It is set at install time but you can change it at will. You can set it with tune2fs using -c count or -i interval. A machine that is often rebooted might do without the interval, and vice versa. You can turn it off completely but don't do that unless you have reason to. Running a fsck regularnly brings a bit of peace of mind, especially if your file system has been through a lot of upgrades.

the_why_of_y 12y ago
> You can turn it off completely but don't do that unless you have reason to. Running a fsck regularnly brings a bit of peace of mind, especially if your file system has been through a lot of upgrades. The filesystem maintainers seem to disagree: since 2011 mke2fs(8) creates new file systems without enforced fsck intervals. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=3daf592646b668133079e2200c1e776085f2ffaf http://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/commit/?id=...