Ubuntu: update-initramfs failed to pass e2fsck check

Error:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae
E: /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/e2fsck failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae

Cause:
Missing configuration file for e2fsck in /etc/

Solution:
create a file in /etc/e2fsck.conf with the following content

[options]