On 5/13/05, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Mi, den 11.05.2005 schrieb Gustavo Seabra um 7:16: > > > On 5/9/05, Charles Li <cli168@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I had to shutdown using the power button. At the next > > > boot up, it asks me to do a hd check, which I missed. > > > How do I tell it to do a hd check after this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Charles Li > > > > > > > Sometimes it happens to me too. I think the time it gives us to click > > on the right key is too llittle. If I'm not with my finger already > > there waiting, it just passes and i never get the chance to ask for > > the check. > > > > Is there a way to increase the time it waits for the response? > > Yes. Settings like following are possible: > > $ cat /etc/sysconfig/autofsck > > AUTOFSCK_DEF_CHECK=yes > PROMPT=yes > AUTOFSCK_TIMEOUT=30 > AUTOFSCK_OPT="" > > Alexander > Interesting... I don't have this file on my system. Should it be there? Or is it necessary only if you need to change the defaults? -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gustavo Seabra Graduate Student Chemistry Dept. Kansas State University Registered Linux user number 381680 Say NO! to software patents: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If at first you don't succeed... ...skydiving is not for you.
