<para><filename>systemd-fsck</filename> does not know any details
about specific filesystems, and simply executes file system
checkers specific to each filesystem type
- (<filename>/sbin/fsck.<replaceable>type</replaceable></filename>). These checkers will decide if
+ (<filename>fsck.<replaceable>type</replaceable></filename>). These checkers will decide if
the filesystem should actually be checked based on the time since
last check, number of mounts, unclean unmount, etc.</para>
<para><filename>systemd-fsck-root.service</filename> and <filename>systemd-fsck-usr.service</filename>
- will activate <filename>reboot.target</filename> if <filename>/sbin/fsck</filename> returns the "System
- should reboot" condition, or <filename>emergency.target</filename> if <filename>/sbin/fsck</filename>
+ will activate <filename>reboot.target</filename> if <filename>fsck</filename> returns the "System
+ should reboot" condition, or <filename>emergency.target</filename> if <filename>fsck</filename>
returns the "Filesystem errors left uncorrected" condition.</para>
<para><filename>systemd-fsck@.service</filename> will fail if
- <filename>/sbin/fsck</filename> returns with either "System should reboot"
+ <filename>fsck</filename> returns with either "System should reboot"
or "Filesystem errors left uncorrected" conditions. For filesystems
listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> without <literal>nofail</literal>
or <literal>noauto</literal> options, <literal>local-fs.target</literal>
if (r == 0) {
char dash_c[STRLEN("-C") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
int progress_socket = -1;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *fsck_path = NULL;
const char *cmdline[9];
int i = 0;
} else
dash_c[0] = 0;
- cmdline[i++] = "/sbin/fsck";
+ r = find_executable("fsck", &fsck_path);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ log_error_errno(r, "Cannot find fsck binary: %m");
+ _exit(FSCK_OPERATIONAL_ERROR);
+ }
+
+ cmdline[i++] = fsck_path;
cmdline[i++] = arg_repair;
cmdline[i++] = "-T";
static int run_fsck(const char *node, const char *fstype) {
int r, exit_status;
pid_t fsck_pid;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *fsck_path = NULL;
assert(node);
assert(fstype);
return 0;
}
+ r = find_executable("fsck", &fsck_path);
+ /* We proceed anyway if we can't determine whether the fsck
+ * binary for some specific fstype exists,
+ * but the lack of the main fsck binary should be considered
+ * an error. */
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Cannot find fsck binary: %m");
+
r = safe_fork("(fsck)",
FORK_RESET_SIGNALS|FORK_RLIMIT_NOFILE_SAFE|FORK_DEATHSIG|FORK_LOG|FORK_STDOUT_TO_STDERR|FORK_CLOSE_ALL_FDS,
&fsck_pid);
return r;
if (r == 0) {
/* Child */
- execl("/sbin/fsck", "/sbin/fsck", "-aTl", node, NULL);
+ execl(fsck_path, fsck_path, "-aTl", node, NULL);
log_open();
log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to execute fsck: %m");
_exit(FSCK_OPERATIONAL_ERROR);
static int run_fsck(int node_fd, const char *fstype) {
int r, exit_status;
pid_t pid;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *fsck_path = NULL;
assert(node_fd >= 0);
assert(fstype);
return 0;
}
+ r = find_executable("fsck", &fsck_path);
+ /* We proceed anyway if we can't determine whether the fsck
+ * binary for some specific fstype exists,
+ * but the lack of the main fsck binary should be considered
+ * an error. */
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Cannot find fsck binary: %m");
+
r = safe_fork_full(
"(fsck)",
NULL,
return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to fork off fsck: %m");
if (r == 0) {
/* Child */
- execl("/sbin/fsck", "/sbin/fsck", "-aT", FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(node_fd), NULL);
+ execl(fsck_path, fsck_path, "-aT", FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(node_fd), NULL);
log_open();
log_debug_errno(errno, "Failed to execl() fsck: %m");
_exit(FSCK_OPERATIONAL_ERROR);
exit_status = wait_for_terminate_and_check("fsck", pid, 0);
if (exit_status < 0)
- return log_debug_errno(exit_status, "Failed to fork off /sbin/fsck: %m");
+ return log_debug_errno(exit_status, "Failed to fork off %s: %m", fsck_path);
if ((exit_status & ~FSCK_ERROR_CORRECTED) != FSCK_SUCCESS) {
log_debug("fsck failed with exit status %i.", exit_status);