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Re: [LI] Maximal count reached



On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 03:11:04PM +0530, Rohit came up with:
 $#> >
 $#> >      /dev/hda5 maximal count reached check forced
 $#> >
 $#> > and the system waits for a few minutes
 $#> 
 $#> fsck is checking your machine's data storage on the HDD as you actually turned
 $#> the power off while the system was running.
 $#> Always press ctrl-alt-del to reboot the Linux system and wait till the machine
 $#> actually reboots with a "beep". Only then turn the power off.

Actually no. The message says mounting of file system /dev/hda5 has
reached a limit after which it has to be checked. Moreover, issuing a
halt command is a better way to shutdown.

	--manas
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