What is FSCK? Why it is required?

[scott]

Hi,

Can someone give me the brief introduction to FSCK and what is the requirement of it?

Thanks,

Scott

[Kailash]

hi Scott,

Sometimes the system file get corrupted and hence you may unable to boot your system. In such case you will need to repair the corrupted file system. In Linux you can repair it using fsck command. In windows we have command chkdsk.

For more details on fsck, you may refer the below article:

http://blog.webhostingdiscussion.net/op ... s-fsck.htm

Regards,

[Akshay_M]

The fsck command computes the number of data blocks and compares that block count against the number of blocks that the inode claims. If an inode contains an incorrect count, the fsck command prompts you to fix it.

[ownwebservers1]

FSCK (File System Consistency Check) is a utility used to check and repair file system errors on storage devices. It's essential for ensuring data integrity and system stability.