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7<refentry id="systemd-fsck@.service">
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9 <refentryinfo>
10 <title>systemd-fsck@.service</title>
11 <productname>systemd</productname>
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12 </refentryinfo>
13
14 <refmeta>
15 <refentrytitle>systemd-fsck@.service</refentrytitle>
16 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
17 </refmeta>
18
19 <refnamediv>
20 <refname>systemd-fsck@.service</refname>
21 <refname>systemd-fsck-root.service</refname>
22 <refname>systemd-fsck</refname>
23 <refpurpose>File system checker logic</refpurpose>
24 </refnamediv>
25
26 <refsynopsisdiv>
27 <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename></para>
28 <para><filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename></para>
12b42c76 29 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck</filename></para>
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30 </refsynopsisdiv>
31
32 <refsect1>
33 <title>Description</title>
34
35 <para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> and
36 <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> are services
37 responsible for file system checks. They are instantiated for each
38 device that is configured for file system checking.
39 <filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> is responsible for
349ca6e6 40 file system checks on the root file system, but only if the
7ca41557 41 root filesystem was not checked in the initramfs.
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42 <filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> is used for all other
43 file systems and for the root file system in the initramfs.</para>
44
a8eaaee7 45 <para>These services are started at boot if
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46 <option>passno</option> in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> for the
47 file system is set to a value greater than zero. The file system
48 check for root is performed before the other file systems. Other
a8eaaee7 49 file systems may be checked in parallel, except when they are on
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50 the same rotating disk.</para>
51
52 <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> does not know any details
53 about specific filesystems, and simply executes file system
54 checkers specific to each filesystem type
598749a8 55 (<filename>/sbin/fsck.*</filename>). These checkers will decide if
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56 the filesystem should actually be checked based on the time since
57 last check, number of mounts, unclean unmount, etc.</para>
58
96d9117a 59 <para>If a file system check fails for a service without
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60 <option>nofail</option>, emergency mode is activated, by isolating
61 to <filename>emergency.target</filename>.</para>
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62 </refsect1>
63
64 <refsect1>
65 <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
66
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67 <para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> understands these kernel
68 command line parameters:</para>
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70 <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
71 <varlistentry>
72 <term><varname>fsck.mode=</varname></term>
73
74 <listitem><para>One of <literal>auto</literal>,
75 <literal>force</literal>, <literal>skip</literal>. Controls
76 the mode of operation. The default is <literal>auto</literal>,
77 and ensures that file system checks are done when the file
78 system checker deems them necessary. <literal>force</literal>
79 unconditionally results in full file system checks.
80 <literal>skip</literal> skips any file system
81 checks.</para></listitem>
82 </varlistentry>
83
84 <varlistentry>
85 <term><varname>fsck.repair=</varname></term>
86
87 <listitem><para>One of <literal>preen</literal>,
88 <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>. Controls the
2dcf2a17 89 mode of operation. The default is <literal>preen</literal>,
798d3a52 90 and will automatically repair problems that can be safely
2dcf2a17 91 fixed. <literal>yes</literal> will answer yes to all
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92 questions by fsck and <literal>no</literal> will answer no to
93 all questions. </para></listitem>
94 </varlistentry>
95 </variablelist>
96 </refsect1>
97
98 <refsect1>
99 <title>See Also</title>
100 <para>
101 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
a80170f5 102 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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104 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.btrfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
105 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.cramfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
106 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.ext4</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
107 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.fat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
108 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.hfsplus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
109 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.minix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
110 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.ntfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
111 <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsck.xfs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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112 </para>
113 </refsect1>
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