On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

# On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 09:32:10AM -0400, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
# > So then, we're back to punching the reset button, after which you
# > probably can't even get / mounted without a fsck(8). fsck(8),
#
# ...if by "probably" you mean "if you're mysteriously prevented from using
# single-user mode by some Strange Cosmic Force", that is.

:)  Not one for overstatement, are ya, Thor?

# If I delete a file, I do *not* want the system to magically reappear it
# in /lost+found just because the system crashed while something had it
# open.  I would be extremely strongly opposed to a change to fsck's
# default behaviour that caused that, and I believe that many others would
# as well.

I certainly wouldn't want that to be the *default* behaviour.  As an option
during an interactive fsck, though, would be nice.

[I'm not convinced that it should be a valid operation during a fsck -p,
my complaints (which seem to have led here, incidentally) notwithstanding.]

				--*greywolf;
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