On 07/05/15 10:35, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Denis Heidtmann wrote: >> >>> This novice's reading of man e2fsck makes me think that the command >> e2fsck >>> -f /dev/sda1 does not do anything, unless "checking a file system" means >>> "fixing a file system". In fact, if e2fsck -f does fix things what is >> the >>> purpose of the -p option? >> >> Denis, >> >> According to the man page, -f forces checking the device even when it >> appears OK, while the -p option repairs (or 'preens') the filesystem. If >> the >> system does not recogize it's ill, the -p will not do anything unless -f >> forced to check. As the syntax line notes, you can combine these and add >> the >> -v verbose flag so you see what's going on. That is, e2fsck -fpv /dev/sda1/ >> will force a check and repair any breaks that can be safely done without >> human intervention. >> >> Rich >> > > I agree with all you said, but it does not explain the observation that my > machine does not exhibit any issues since running e2fsck -f /dev/sda1. > (Lacking the -p means do not repair.) Time heals all ills?
You may want to check your disk's health and run some tests using smartctl. <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/S.M.A.R.T.> galen -- Galen Seitz [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
