Linux Force Fsck Disk Check on Boot

November 4, 2008 | By Fabio Milano In Linux |

Scenario / Question:

How to force fsck on the next reboot?

Solution / Answer:

By creating an empty forcefsck file in the root directoy

FSCK Command:

fsck – check and repair a Linux file system

DESCRIPTION:

fsck is used to check and optionally repair one or more Linux file systems.

Create empty forcefsck file:

In order to force your system to run fsck on your file systems during the next reboot you need to create a file called “forcefsck” in your root “/” folder.

Become Root

$ su -

Create forcefsck file in root folder

# touch /forcefsck

Reboot System

# shutdown -r now
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Fabio Milano has written 70 articles for us. Fabio Milano is a certified RHCE, MCP, and CFOI. He runs an IT consulting and services company called RDS Support inc. Website:http://www.rdssupport.com

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