> On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 22:55, ÐлÑÑ Ð¨Ð¸Ð¿Ð¸Ñин wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I'm investigating /etc/rc script. And I found the following there: > > > > if [ -e /fastboot ]; then > > echo "Fast boot: skipping disk checks." > > elif [ X"$1" = X"autoboot" ]; then > > echo "Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks." > > > > > > hmm... if I put /fastboot, no filesystem will be checked ? how it supposed > > to work for non-nfs filesystems ? is mount able to work with dirty > > filesystem ? > > what will happen if I put /fastboot and cold reset (which leaves > > filesystems dirty) occures ? > > If filesystems are dirty, they won't mount. I think /fastboot is a > relic of a hundred years ago when fsck checked clean filesystems or > something. The fact that /fastboot is deleted after the first boot > tells me it was only supposed to be used in special cases.
Yes, it is a relic. You may take action against it, Ted.
