Forcing fsck at next reboot
- Check /etc/fstab; the last column for the FSes you want to check must not be 0 (requirement not confirmed but does no harm).
- Ensure that /etc/default/rcS has FSCKFIX set to yes (requirement not confirmed but does no harm).
- Create a signal file (it will be removed after fscking has finished):
echo y > /forcefsck
- Reboot.
echo y > /forcefsck
Alternatively reboot with the shutdown command's -F option. Not all system support the -F option. For example:
shutdown -rF now