You need to change the command option to f (sbin/fsck -f) --- James Paul Manley Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.geocities.com/jim_p_manley/index.html On Nov 26, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Don Hinkle wrote: > That looks good, but I can't run /sbin/fsck -y because "journaling > is turned on". > What does journalising DO anyway? I've never had it turned on on my > 'books. Can I safely turn it off on her ibook?