Re: [cobalt-users] Drive Maintenance on RaQ3

["Nick Voth" <nvoth@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Once upon a time, Nick Voth <nvoth@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>> Is there such a program that folks should or could run under Linux? What
>> about defragmentation? Is it necessary under Linux?
>
> You don't need to defragment a Linux ext2fs filesystem.  It is designed
> to resist significant fragmentation and performs well even if you do
> manage to fragment it seriously somehow.  As for error checking a
> filesystem, Linux will do that automatically at boot time as it is
> needed (if the system wasn't shut down cleanly, if it has been 6 months
> since it was last checked, if it has been 30 boots since it was last
> checked, or if the kernel detected a serious error in the filesystem).
> --
> Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
> I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

Well I guess that just about covers that! Thanks for your input Chris. I
knew there was a reason Linux was considered so advanced.

-Nick Voth