> From: "Brian D. Silverio" <bsilverio at necc.mass.edu> > So the answer to your question is: fsck is run at boot only if the > system crashed. > > Again, I am speaking for the other flavors of unix that I have worked > with. I am NOT an OSX expert. Your answer was much better than mine, and probably 100% accurate. I had completely failed to even think about how the system might run fsck in the event of a crash, since crashes in OS X of that nature are extremely rare. Thanks for the assist. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com **Go see BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. It may change your life.**