How can I retrieve the mount count for an ext3 volume?

[Dave Johnson]

Alex Hewitt writes:
> My Ubuntu 8.10 system uses EXT3 for the root filesystem and will 
> automatically fschk the volume every 35 mounts.  I haven't been able to 
> find out where the mount count is stored or how that data can be 
> retrieved. I don't want to change the automated fschk but I'd like to 
> display the count so I can anticipate when the volume will be checked. 
> 
> -Alex


$ dumpe2fs -h /dev/sda1
[...]
Mount count:              9
Maximum mount count:      24
Last checked:             Tue Mar 10 22:06:05 2009
Check interval:           15552000 (6 months)
Next check after:         Sun Sep  6 22:06:05 2009
[...]


-- 
Dave