/.autofsck ??

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Sat, 2004-11-13 at 08:36 -0700, James McKenzie wrote:
> Ralf Corsepius wrote:

> The .autofsk file is used only if you send the shutdown -F command to 
> those machines.  The file itself is 'harmless' and should not be deleted 
> if you plan on shutting down your systems to have a fsck performed on 
> startup automatically.  The contents of the file is either the number 0 
> or 1 (no or yes) and could be set by a custom built program, but this is 
> not recommended results cannot be guaranteed.
OK, I understand, it replaces the file (Its name just escaped me)
under /etc having been used by in the past.

However, I can't say to like this behavior. This might not be the
appropriate forum, but doesn't this violate the FHS and LSB and prevents
one from using using read-only "/" (roots)?

Ralf