* Bernhard R. Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-08-15 15:23]: > * Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080814 10:52]: > > We have to set FSCKFIX=yes in /etc/default/rcS on machines that don't > > have any I/O devices to follow the boot process, otherwise fsck might > > prompt the user to press a key and this is not possible. > > > > This is mostly needed on NAS devices. They all have ttyS0 which means > > that we cannot modify /etc/default/rcS automatically if there's no > > ttySx. Instead we have to hard code the specific devices we're aware > > of that might have ttyS0 (or another output devices) but where users > > typically don't have a serial console hooked up. > > Why not make this the default for all machines? I think the people that > can make a informed answer to the questions asked by fsck are a very > little minority nowadays. > FSCKFIX=no also (at least on etch, not tested on lenny) also has the > disadvantage of stopping the boot and needing the root password to > continue. And when the person with root password arrives, there is > usually little that can be done but just answering everything > with yes (or running fsck -y). > > Does anyone know a reason why this should default to no and not be > changed to yes (still allowing people that do not like it to set it > back to no)?
Let's add Ted. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
