On Sat, 2004-11-13 at 08:36 -0700, James McKenzie wrote: > Ralf Corsepius wrote: > The .autofsk file is used only if you send the shutdown -F command to > those machines. The file itself is 'harmless' and should not be deleted > if you plan on shutting down your systems to have a fsck performed on > startup automatically. The contents of the file is either the number 0 > or 1 (no or yes) and could be set by a custom built program, but this is > not recommended results cannot be guaranteed. OK, I understand, it replaces the file (Its name just escaped me) under /etc having been used by in the past. However, I can't say to like this behavior. This might not be the appropriate forum, but doesn't this violate the FHS and LSB and prevents one from using using read-only "/" (roots)? Ralf
