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Re: [rhelv5-list] about ext3 tunable parameters (mount-count and
 reserved blocks)

Jussi Silvennoinen

2008-01-03

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> Hi Red Hat Users
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> We modify the following ext3 file system parameters:
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> - - reserved-blocks-percentage = 5%
> - - never e2fsck at x mount-counts
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> Whats the risk associated with this settings? Is this a good idea?

My standard is 1% reserved and disable both mount-count and
days-without-being-checked mandatory fsck.

I can't provide any proof atm but I remember that setting reserved blocks
to 0% is not a good idea.

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Jussi

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