[gentoo-user] Re: A little light relief from endless problems

[Nikos Chantziaras]

Allan Gottlieb wrote:
> At Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:27:17 +0200 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote:
>
>> Allan Gottlieb wrote:
>>> I think the point is that 23, 24, 25, 26 are relatively prime so that,
>>> if N is initially zero, it takes 23x24x25x26 increments initially for (N
>>> mod 23), ..., (N mod 26) to all again be zero.
>> Why would it matter if they're all zero or not?
>
> When they are all zero they fsck is triggered.  So it was not surprising
> that all the fsck's occurred.  What was surprising is that they all
> triggered at the same reboot.

You might have umounted/mounted them without rebooting.  Or the maximum 
time allowed without a fsck ran out :P