It also happens the next time you reboot, if you exit from Linux without
unmounting the partitions (typicly, in the case of a power outage).
Mathieu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 October 1999 04:57
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [expert] maximal mount count?
>
>
> It's a routine check. All your Linux partitions will get this check
> after they've been mounted x number of times. It checks for
> fragmentation and other disk ailments and attempts to correct the
> situation.
>
> Ken Wilson
> First Law of Optimisation: The speed of a non-working program is
> irrelevant
> (Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David van Balen
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 7:51 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] maximal mount count?
>
>
>
> I just booted my machine and got the message: "/dev/hdb1 has reached
> maximal mount count, check forced" after which linux
> proceeded to run a
> check that lasted several minutes.
> Does this indicate a problem? Or is it just a routine check? If so,
> what's
> it checking for?
>
>
> DvB
>
>
>
