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>> >> Probably, but why would you want to? it fixes any errors, and makes the |
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>>file |
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>> >> system relatively clean again so that things function well - and things |
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>>don't |
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>> >> get lost. |
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>> >> If you skip it, you risk data corruption on disk. |
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>> > That misses the point. I have rebooted sometimes just for a quick |
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>> > change, possibly to try a different kernel, and intending to reboot |
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>> > several times. Then whoops! it starts a long fsck scan, not to repair |
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>> > damage, but just because some counter went to zero. What a waste. |
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>> > It's like insisting on an oil change exactly every 3000 miles. No, |
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>> > sorry, I will wait until it is convenient for *me*, not the odometer. |
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>> > So his question is, once the fsck has started, can he ^C to bomb it |
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>> > off, or do anything else to skip what has started? |
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>> Exactly. I couldn't get it to stop with ^C or i or I. |
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> No. You can't. Nor do you want to at that point. |
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> Once it has started it really should run until completion otherwise you really |
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> risk data corruption. |
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> If you want to stop it, you have to prevent it from starting in the first place. |
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Yeah, that can really be a drag. Last night my Gentoo HTPC checked |
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the 2TB drive for 2 hours when I rebooted after a movie we were |
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watching froze. |
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- Grant |
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