What is the difference between -a and -y parameters of linux fsck? man page does not show me the difference.
Thanks
Best Answer
man e2fsck
was more explanatory.
-a : will do noninteractive fsck. however it may encounter some errors that requires user intervention and exits with a value more then 2. The admin should run and correct the error
-y : will do interactive fsck but with "yes" for all questions. This is like a noninteractive fsck in this manner. however it will correct all errors.
If the "Next check after" date is in the past, there will be an fsck.
If the filesystem state is not clean, there will be an fsck. (this could also happen if there's a problem with the system during reboot/shutdown that prevents a clean unmount)
If the mount count has reached the maximum mount count, there will be an fsck.
Best Answer
man e2fsck
was more explanatory.
-a : will do noninteractive fsck. however it may encounter some errors that requires user intervention and exits with a value more then 2. The admin should run and correct the error
-y : will do interactive fsck but with "yes" for all questions. This is like a noninteractive fsck in this manner. however it will correct all errors.