How to force filesystem check during the boot on RHEL7 or later?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Creating the files /forcefsck and /fsckoptions doesn't work on RHEL7 or later.
  • How to force filesystem check during boot time, using systemd?
  • How to answer yes, to all questions by fsck automatically during boot time?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content