Bug#394657: [Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#394657: initscripts: Option for an fsck no matter whether the machine is on AC or battery

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

reopen 394657
severity 394657 wishlist
tag 394657 = confirmed
thanks

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 22 2006, at 23:44 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > On Sun, 22 Oct 2006, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> > > So I'd suggest an option to force the usual fsck no matter whether the
> > > machine is running on AC or battery -- perhaps via some setting in
> > > /etc/default/.
> > 
> > Is anything wrong with the /forcefsck file?
> 
> 
> *** 1:
> 
> /forcefsck does not seem to be documented anywhere on Debian when
> searching like this: 

I don't know where it came from, either.  But it has been there for a long
time.  And I did *ask* what was wrong with the /forcefsk file for your
needs, which you answered in this email.

> Whereas I was suggesting an option to set up a check, for the time of
> booting, to see whether the last shutdown was clean and, if it wasn't,
> perform the check.

I see. I didn't understand what you wanted. Maybe that's the reason why I
asked if /forcefsck was not appropriate?

That said, this is a valid concern, and one I fell should be honoured.
Since you have closed the bug report, I am reopening it.

> I think this could have been understood if one reads my email with
> medium sized interest.

NEVER assume things like this.  It is the root of all evil in mailinglists.

> Please be fully ensured that I never write bug reports - be them
> wishlist or bug items - because I didn't know anything else to with
> my time.

As far as I know, I never accused you of doing anything of the sort.

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  Henrique Holschuh