filesystem was not checked in the initrd. <filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> is used for all
other file systems and for the root file system in the initrd.</para>
- <para>These 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 on
- the same rotating disk.</para>
+ <para>These 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, but only if it is also configured to be
+ mounted at boot (i.e. without <literal>noauto</literal> option). 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 on the same rotating disk.</para>
<para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> does not know any details
about specific filesystems, and simply executes file system