Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:26:45 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> Cc: "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 5.1-R-p11 unable to "sync disks" when shutting down Message-ID: <20031231152453.G1441@bo.vpnaa.bet> In-Reply-To: <16371.20373.212950.533985@canoe.dclg.ca> References: <20031229164130.GA797@pp.htv.fi> <16370.20382.81302.449649@canoe.dclg.ca> <16371.20373.212950.533985@canoe.dclg.ca>
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, David Gilbert wrote: > I'd like to see: > > crash -> boot -> defer for bgfsck (but mark disk as having tried) > -> multiuser -> bgfsck -> crash -> boot -> fsck in foreground > -> multiuser > > ... but I believe this would require fsck support unless the startup > scripts were writing to the filesystem to indicate no bgfsck. What you propose would also be really complicated for other reasons related to the way rcNG works. I would suggest that your best bet is always: crash -> boot single user -> fsck -y -> multiuser That's pretty much guaranteed to work. HTH, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection
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