[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#489555: initscripts: please factor out fsck mechanisms from /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh

[Marc Haber]

Package: initscripts
Version: 2.86.ds1-59
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

if one has a file system that is not automatically mounted on boot,
but only later when it is needed for a short period of time (for
example, an FS holding a backup), one should have the possibility to
fsck this file system periodically as well. 

That would be very much simpler if the fsck mechanism used in
/etc/init.d/checkfs.sh were useable after boot to keep people from
having to reinvent the wheel.

This could probably be done by either factoring out the fsck mechanism
to a dedicated /sbin script, or by extending /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh so
that a call like "/etc/init.d/checkfs.sh manual
/dev/mapper/vg0-mybackup" does the intended thing.

I am willing to provide and support a patch, should you indicate that
you would accept it. Please also state what you'd prefer the patch to
do.

Greetings
Marc