NAME

       systemd-fsck@.service, systemd-fsck-root.service, systemd-fsck-usr.service, systemd-fsck - File system
       checker logic

SYNOPSIS

       systemd-fsck@.service

       systemd-fsck-root.service

       systemd-fsck-usr.service

       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-fsck

DESCRIPTION

       systemd-fsck@.service, systemd-fsck-root.service, and systemd-fsck-usr.service are services responsible
       for file system checks. They are instantiated for each device that is configured for file system
       checking.  systemd-fsck-root.service and systemd-fsck-usr.service are responsible for file system checks
       on the root and /usr file system, respectively, but only if the root filesystem was not checked in the
       initrd.  systemd-fsck@.service is used for all other file systems and for the root file system in the
       initrd.

       These services are started at boot if passno in /etc/fstab for the file system is set to a value greater
       than zero, but only if it is also configured to be mounted at boot (i.e. without "noauto" option). The
       file system check for root is performed before the other file systems. Other file systems may be checked
       in parallel, except when they are on the same rotating disk.

       systemd-fsck does not know any details about specific filesystems, and simply executes file system
       checkers specific to each filesystem type (fsck.type). These checkers will decide if the filesystem
       should actually be checked based on the time since last check, number of mounts, unclean unmount, etc.

       systemd-fsck-root.service and systemd-fsck-usr.service will activate reboot.target if fsck returns the
       "System should reboot" condition, or emergency.target if fsck returns the "Filesystem errors left
       uncorrected" condition.

       systemd-fsck@.service will fail if fsck returns with either "System should reboot" or "Filesystem errors
       left uncorrected" conditions. For filesystems listed in /etc/fstab without "nofail" or "noauto" options,
       "local-fs.target" will then activate emergency.target.

KERNEL COMMAND LINE

       systemd-fsck understands these kernel command line parameters:

       fsck.mode=
           One of "auto", "force", "skip". Controls the mode of operation. The default is "auto", and ensures
           that file system checks are done when the file system checker deems them necessary.  "force"
           unconditionally results in full file system checks.  "skip" skips any file system checks.

           Added in version 186.

       fsck.repair=
           One of "preen", "yes", "no". Controls the mode of operation. The default is "preen", and will
           automatically repair problems that can be safely fixed.  "yes" will answer yes to all questions by
           fsck and "no" will answer no to all questions.

           Added in version 213.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), fsck(8), systemd-quotacheck.service(8), fsck.btrfs(8), fsck.cramfs(8), fsck.ext4(8),
       fsck.fat(8), fsck.hfsplus(8), fsck.minix(8), fsck.ntfs(8), fsck.xfs(8)