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<refentry id="systemd-fsck@.service">
- <refentryinfo>
- <title>systemd-fsck@.service</title>
- <productname>systemd</productname>
-
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
- <surname>Poettering</surname>
- <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
- </refentryinfo>
-
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>systemd-fsck@.service</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
- </refmeta>
-
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>systemd-fsck@.service</refname>
- <refname>systemd-fsck-root.service</refname>
- <refname>systemd-fsck</refname>
- <refpurpose>File system checker logic</refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
-
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename></para>
- <para><filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename></para>
- <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck</filename></para>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
-
- <refsect1>
- <title>Description</title>
-
- <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> is a
- service responsible for file system checks. It is
- instantiated for each device that requires a file
- system
- check. <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> is
- responsible for file system checks on the root
- file system. The root file system check is performed
- before the other file systems. Either service is enabled
- at boot if passno in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> for
- the filesystem is set to a value greater than zero.</para>
-
- <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> will
- forward file system checking progress to the
- console. If a file system check fails, emergency mode
- is activated, by isolating to
- <filename>emergency.target</filename>.</para>
- </refsect1>
-
- <refsect1>
- <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
-
- <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> understands
- one kernel command line parameter:</para>
-
- <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><varname>fsck.mode=</varname></term>
-
- <listitem><para>One of
- <literal>auto</literal>,
- <literal>force</literal>,
- <literal>skip</literal>. Controls the
- mode of operation. The default is
- <literal>auto</literal>, and ensures
- that file system checks are done when
- the file system checker deems them
- necessary. <literal>force</literal>
- unconditionally results in full file
- system checks. <literal>skip</literal>
- skips any file system
- checks.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
-
- <refsect1>
- <title>See Also</title>
- <para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fsck</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-quotacheck.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-fsck@.service</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-fsck@.service</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-fsck@.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-fsck-root.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-fsck</refname>
+ <refpurpose>File system checker logic</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> and
+ <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> are services
+ responsible for file system checks. They are instantiated for each
+ device that is configured for file system checking.
+ <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> is responsible for
+ file system checks on the root file system, but in only if the
+ root filesystem wasn't checked in the initramfs.
+ <filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> is used for all other
+ file systems and for the root file system in the initramfs.</para>
+
+ <para>Those services are started at boot if
+ <option>passno</option> in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> for the
+ file system is set to a value greater than zero. The file system
+ check for root is performed before the other file systems. Other
+ file systems may be checked in parallel, except when they are one
+ the same rotating disk.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> does not know any details
+ about specific filesystems, and simply executes file system
+ checkers specific to each filesystem type
+ (<filename>/sbin/fsck.*</filename>). This helper will decide if
+ the filesystem should actually be checked based on the time since
+ last check, number of mounts, unclean unmount, etc.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> will forward file system
+ checking progress to <filename>systemd-fsckd.service</filename>
+ socket. If a file system check fails for a service without
+ <option>nofail</option>, emergency mode is activated, by isolating
+ to <filename>emergency.target</filename>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> understands one kernel
+ command line parameter:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>fsck.mode=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>One of <literal>auto</literal>,
+ <literal>force</literal>, <literal>skip</literal>. Controls
+ the mode of operation. The default is <literal>auto</literal>,
+ and ensures that file system checks are done when the file
+ system checker deems them necessary. <literal>force</literal>
+ unconditionally results in full file system checks.
+ <literal>skip</literal> skips any file system
+ checks.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>fsck.repair=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>One of <literal>preen</literal>,
+ <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>. Controls the
+ mode of operation. The default is <literal> preen</literal>,
+ and will automatically repair problems that can be safely
+ fixed. <literal>yes </literal> will answer yes to all
+ questions by fsck and <literal>no</literal> will answer no to
+ all questions. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-quotacheck.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.btrfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.cramfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.ext4</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.fat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.hfsplus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.minix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.ntfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.xfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
</refentry>