What is the meaning of values > 1 in fsck pass column in vfstab file

[nishailaura]

Hi,
I just saw in the FSCK PASS column of /etc/vfstab file some values greater than 1 like(2,3,4,5) and wanted to get more details on it.

Any help to provide such information will be helpful to me.

Thanks,
Mukesh

 

[mikeclark]

This is the number used by "fsck" to decide whether to check the filesystem automatically. (from "man "pages)

 

[KenCunningham]

Mike, I think what nishailaura is asking is whether the numbers 3,4,5 in vfstab actually mean anything. I must admit I don't know the answer as in my experience I've only ever seen s 1's and 2's. Anyone else?

 

[bigscouse]

numbers greater than 1 are used by the fsck -preen option to run fsck in parallel.

Ged Jones

Top man

 

[nishailaura]

Thanks Jones, for your information.