> On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, wes wrote: > > > fsck does pretty well without parameters. If you wish to dispense with the > > need to authorize any repairs it suggests, having it just perform them, > > you can supply -p and/or -y. > > wes, > > Thank you. That was my recollection but it's been a very long time so > checking with those having more expertise is worth while.
I can not stress enough how dangerious fsck -y is, that says blindly assume the answer is always yes, even if data loss is about to occur on a grand scale. fsck -p is the proper normal invocation of fsck, and only if absolutely necessary should a fsck -y be run, and only as a very last resort. fsck /dev/path if a fsck -p fails to clean the device is an interactive command, that one should undestand the questions and answer to before procedding to repair a file system. > Best regards, > Rich -- Rod Grimes [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
