Re: [expert] maximal mount count?

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> 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?
> 
Routine. Just checking for bad spots on the drive,
corrupt/lost file fragments, etc. Essentially just an
automatic "Scandisk" for Linux. Don't shut down your
machine every night and you won't have that show up. :-)
        John