clayton bcmel25gmailcom convenient root partition decided small price pay data consistency often boot server fs corruption left uncorrected advantage minutes adds boot every months imo makes sense server rarely restart server runs 24x7 forced file system check twice per year restart generally big deal server probably scheduled maintenance anyway people install opensuse laptop home pc shut every night right expecting tune2fs experienced user might mind new users understand novell chose set ext3 default file system know prefer pick one list custom partitioning leave new users people new linux people clue ext3 reiser etc questions really need thought future release opensuse dont know right answer unleashing ext3 lengthy forced fsck unsuspecting new users exactly good thing others noted really needs warning control ext3 fsck boot something average new user deal maybe something discussed project mailing list c wed 06 aug 2008 134145 0100 opensuse ext3 check forced frustration