e2fsck: Make the -n always open the file system read-only
A user was surprised when -n -D caused the file system to be opened
read/write, and then outsmarted himself when e2fsck asked the question:
WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause
SEVERE filesystem damage.
Do you really want to continue (y/n)?
This is partially our fault for not documenting the fact that -D
overrode opening the filesystem read-write. But the bottom line is it
much safer if -n *always* opens the file system read-only, so there
can be no confusion. This means that we have to disable certain
combination of options, such as "-n -c", "-n -l", and "-n -L", and
"-n -D", but the utility of these combinations is pretty low, and
is more than offset by making e2fsck idiot-proof.
Addresses-Launchpad-Bug: #537483
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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