fsck doesn't check all filesystems
Jason Heirtzler
jdh at bu-it.bu.edu
Wed Feb 1 23:02:11 AEST 1989
Has anyone noticed that fsck sometimes only checks the root partition
(xy0a) when you boot multi-user ? This has gotten me into trouble, when
we starting using filesystems that weren't clean.
The queer part is if you boot single-user and fsck manually with "fsck -p"
sometimes it will check all the filesystems - and sometimes it won't ! To
wit:
> b -s
[ boot stuff .. ]
using xxx buffers..
# /etc/fsck -p
[ checks only xy0a ]
# /etc/fsck -p
[ checks all partitions - on both disks! ]
# ^D
Multiuser startup in progress...
The system in question is a Sun-3/180 SunOS 3.5 with a Xylogics 451
controller and two single eagle drives. I haven't seen this on any other
of our Suns.
Jason Heirtzler
Boston University
Software Support
jdh at bu-it.bu.edu
(617) 353-2780
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