> The strange thing is that I don't have to give a -t <fs_type> option to
> the 'mount' command:
>
> # mount /dev/wd0p /mnt
>
> mounts the partition without asking for a fs type.
>
that's not that surprising. some/most filesystems have an autodetection.
> Can I safely unmount /var and run 'fsck' on it?
>
yes. but you should go single-user ("init s") in advance (to ensure that
there are no files on /var open and will not be opened). then fsck and
then reinit the original runlevel ("init <number>"). (don't know, if
debian has a sysV-style init, but afaik it has ...)
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