Subject: Re: maximal mount count??
From: Jonathan Bertsch (jonathan@osu.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 10 2000 - 01:10:43 MST
Thank you for the information :)
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Hollis R Blanchard wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Jonathan Bertsch wrote:
>
> > Every so often when I boot my system it prints something like "maximal
> > mount count reached... check forced", can anybody tell me what that means.
>
> That means the last time you fsck'ed your hard disk was more than the
> maximum allowed number of mounts ago (you mount your disk as part of the
> boot process).
>
> There is a maximum number because it's just assumed that if you leave your
> disk unchecked long enough, there will be problems with it.
>
> It may seem inconvenient sometimes, but it's a feature designed to
> protect your data. :)
>
> -Hollis
>
>
-- Jonathan Bertsch bertsch.13@osu.edu
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