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Old 2nd September 2008
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Yes, that is right. You never edit /etc/defaults/anything. They are defaults. /etc/rc.conf overrides them.

(Yes, I was confused and annoyed to discover in this ubuntu box that the /etc/defaults files are all there are!)

Then, if fsck cannot do a 'preen' (check it's OK, fix minor problems that will not lead to data loss or weirdness), it will do fsck -y, which gives it permission to do anything, including operations that loose data or alter the filesystem, but will yield a logical, if incorrect, filesystem.
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