fsck without password?

[Jerome Alet]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:52:47PM -0400, David Hubbard wrote:
> Is there a way to set a server, maybe via fstab or
> boot parameter, to let it do an fsck after a dirty
> shutdown without needing the root password and
> only stopping if something that can't be auto-repaired
> requires acknowledgement?

At LILO's prompt type this :

        LILO: linux init=/bin/sh
        
The system will startup in single user mode and no password will be 
asked. Then remount / readonly (if needed, but don't forget to 
ensure it's ok) and do your fsck. 

hth

Jerome Alet