I have just tried this on Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.10 and both systems automatically remove the /forcefsck file after the reboot.
I haven't found any official documentation for this file yet, so my concern is whether the behavior of this file is distribution specific. It would be great if this method is standard amongst distributions, then I think this would be a suitable solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761478 Title: Enhancement: Prompt to check a busy file system on next reboot Status in “gnome-disk-utility” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: New Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility When selecting "Check File System" on a file system which is is use, you currently get an error stating the device is busy. If a disk was busy, Disk Utility could prompt the user and ask if the file system should be scheduled for a check on the next reboot. I have just found out about the special file "/forcefsck" (http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-force-fsck-on-the-next-reboot-or- boot-sequence/) which forces the file system to be checked on the next reboot, and due to this I think this is a potentially simple implementation. Disk Utility would just have to prompt and create that file. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/761478/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
