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Idea #4557: Option to skip fsck on boot

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #11: Avoid Fsck Forced Irritation.
Written by ideasman42 the 13 Mar 08 at 23:25. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Implemented
Rationale
Running FSCK every 32 mounts or so is fine, however not having the option to skip it is very bad.

Sometimes Im in a rush and need to boot up my PC to get some info off it, or if your leaving and need to copy a document.

I once gave a talk at a conference, which was delayed around 8min because the laptop I was borrowing ran fsck on boot and I could not stop this. It was awkward, Im not kidding.

This is especially bad because some filesystems are very big and could take a long time to fsck.

If canceled it could prompt to FSCK next restart, I dont see this as especially dangerous.
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Written by ideasman42 the 13 Mar 08 at 23:25.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #4557 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 13 Mar 08 at 23:53
Offer to FSCK on shutdown instead.

Auzy wrote on the 14 Mar 08 at 03:04
Dupe.. i do like Cheeseheads idea (he should submit it)


And its implemented anyway. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11/

-1, check for dupes first..


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