----- Original Message ----- > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 09:28:56AM -0500, Tim Nelson wrote: > > I have an interesting use case where a Debian Lenny server runs > > headless, and is at the mercy of poor power conditions > > (environmental monitoring at a remote storage building). We used > > to have issues with the server not coming up after several > > reboots, but we gave it a bandaid by forcing an fsck on every boot > > (tune2fs...) to correct any issues. This is fine, and has done > > wonders for disk errors. > > > > However... > > > > On occasion, we find that a filesystem error is bad enough that > > instead of auto{matically|magically} fixing the issue and > > continuing to boot, the system hangs, needing a root password > > entered for a manual fsck to be run. > > > > My question is thus: How do I prevent that requirement to login and > > run fsck manually? Is there some parameter that can be set? Or, am > > I going about this the completely wrong way? > > Solve the underlying problem as best you can. > > Buy a cheap UPS with a serial or USB interface; run the > appropriate daemon on your server to shut it down automatically > when the power drops. Replace the UPS every year or two. > > Now your disks will be much happier. >
Yes, that is the *proper* solution. But, how about a situation where I want to solve this even if battery power goes out? Does the 'FSCKFIX' option within /etc/default/rcS do what I need? --Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/21525049.127784.1374764940027.javamail.r...@rockbochs.com