Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 09:21:16AM +1000, Aaron Mason wrote: Hi, I made a slight change to the /etc/rc file that looks for the file /etc/force-fsck and if found, forces a check. The patch follows: Can you explain why you want this? -Otto --- /etc/rc.old Sat Jun 27 13:33:51 2009 +++ /etc/rc Sat Jun 27 14:19:06 2009 @@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ echo Fast boot: skipping disk checks. elif [ X$1 = Xautoboot ]; then echo Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks. - fsck -p + if [ -f /etc/force-fsck ]; then + fsck -pf + else + fsck -p + fi case $? in 0) ;; @@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ mount -a -t nonfs,vnd mount -uw / # root on nfs requires this, others aren't hurt rm -f /fastboot # XXX (root now writeable) +rm -f /etc/force-fsck # same as above random_seed On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Joachim Schipperjoac...@joachimschipper.nl wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck, even if the filesystem is thought to be clean. You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? Joachim -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me?
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:22:31AM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:11:31AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck (...). You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? I'm looking for /forcefsck equivalent. I just wanted to be sure that after reading all manuals there is really no such option to mark fs as unclean. That is not really an answer; what *are* you really truing to do? There might be a good way to do it on OpenBSD, but we can't really help you. Of course, you may just have been curious; that'd be fine, too. Joachim
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
Not sure why you would ever want to force a check. If there are problems on boot i've never seen OBSD not fix them. I've had servers hit power cuts 3-5 times a day for a week and OBSD hasn't had a problem with it. Some of they are still running now. I'd be suprised if forcing a check found anything a miss. 2009/6/28 Joachim Schipper joac...@joachimschipper.nl On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:22:31AM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:11:31AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck (...). You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? I'm looking for /forcefsck equivalent. I just wanted to be sure that after reading all manuals there is really no such option to mark fs as unclean. That is not really an answer; what *are* you really truing to do? There might be a good way to do it on OpenBSD, but we can't really help you. Of course, you may just have been curious; that'd be fine, too. Joachim
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:08:47AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: I'm looking for /forcefsck equivalent. I just wanted to be sure that after reading all manuals there is really no such option to mark fs as unclean. That is not really an answer; what *are* you really truing to do? There might be a good way to do it on OpenBSD, but we can't really help you. I want to force fsck on reboot without console access. Now I'm thinking it would be not a good idea to have that option. For ppl which don't have console access they will try force fsck and end up with interactive prompt if something would go wrong. You really need to have console when you want to fsck a filesystem. For me it's EOT. Sorry for the noise. Of course, you may just have been curious; that'd be fine, too. Yes, I am. -- best regards q#
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 02:15:43PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:08:47AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: I'm looking for /forcefsck equivalent. I just wanted to be sure that after reading all manuals there is really no such option to mark fs as unclean. That is not really an answer; what *are* you really truing to do? There might be a good way to do it on OpenBSD, but we can't really help you. I want to force fsck on reboot without console access. Now I'm thinking it would be not a good idea to have that option. For ppl which don't have console access they will try force fsck and end up with interactive prompt if something would go wrong. You really need to have console when you want to fsck a filesystem. For me it's EOT. Sorry for the noise. You can try fsck -fn. It even works on mounted filesystems. It won't fix any issues, but it might tell you if there are any. Just kill all processes save sshd, wait a bit, call sync(8) a couple of times, and run it. Joachim
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 04:01:00PM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: You can try fsck -fn. It even works on mounted filesystems. It won't fix any issues, but it might tell you if there are any. Just kill all processes save sshd, wait a bit, call sync(8) a couple of times, and run it. I don't think I will go that way. `boot -s' is okay for me, I have console access. I would suggest to run fsck on read-only mounted filesystem if someone wants to check live partition. Anyway thanks for help. -- best regards q#
How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
Is it possible? -- best regards q#
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck, even if the filesystem is thought to be clean. You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? Joachim
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:11:31AM +0200, Joachim Schipper wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck, even if the filesystem is thought to be clean. You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? I'm looking for /forcefsck equivalent. I just wanted to be sure that after reading all manuals there is really no such option to mark fs as unclean. -- best regards q#
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
Hi, I made a slight change to the /etc/rc file that looks for the file /etc/force-fsck and if found, forces a check. The patch follows: --- /etc/rc.old Sat Jun 27 13:33:51 2009 +++ /etc/rc Sat Jun 27 14:19:06 2009 @@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ echo Fast boot: skipping disk checks. elif [ X$1 = Xautoboot ]; then echo Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks. - fsck -p + if [ -f /etc/force-fsck ]; then + fsck -pf + else + fsck -p + fi case $? in 0) ;; @@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ mount -a -t nonfs,vnd mount -uw /# root on nfs requires this, others aren't hurt rm -f /fastboot# XXX (root now writeable) +rm -f /etc/force-fsck # same as above random_seed On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Joachim Schipperjoac...@joachimschipper.nl wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck, even if the filesystem is thought to be clean. You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? Joachim -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me?
Re: How to mark filesystem as unclean to force fsck on boot up?
Ok, that patch won't work... get the patch at http://jolt.thats-too-much.info/openbsd-rc-force-fsck.patch On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Aaron Masonsimplersolut...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I made a slight change to the /etc/rc file that looks for the file /etc/force-fsck and if found, forces a check. The patch follows: --- /etc/rc.old Sat Jun 27 13:33:51 2009 +++ /etc/rc Sat Jun 27 14:19:06 2009 @@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ echo Fast boot: skipping disk checks. elif [ X$1 = Xautoboot ]; then echo Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks. - fsck -p + if [ -f /etc/force-fsck ]; then + fsck -pf + else + fsck -p + fi case $? in 0) ;; @@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ mount -a -t nonfs,vnd mount -uw /# root on nfs requires this, others aren't hurt rm -f /fastboot# XXX (root now writeable) +rm -f /etc/force-fsck # same as above random_seed On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Joachim Schipperjoac...@joachimschipper.nl wrote: On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 08:37:44PM +0100, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: Is it possible? There is no /forcefsck mechanism for OpenBSD as there is for Linux, but fsck does take a -f option to force fsck, even if the filesystem is thought to be clean. You can boot to single user mode (boot -s) to do this. There are some complications if this is not possible (e.g. a server in a dedicated datacenter); are you in that situation? In other words, what are you *really* trying to do? Joachim -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me? -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me?
