On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:08:56 -0500 (EST) "Lloyd Zusman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you VERY much for this help. > > I have a question though ... see below: > > > Lloyd Zusman said: > > > >> #/dev/sda2 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > >> /dev/sda2 / ext3 0 1 > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > in the options field try putting 'defaults' > > > > you can also jump to runlevel 1 'init 1', and when you login > > type: > > > > mount / -o remount,rw > > I did this, but I got the following error ... > > mount: /dev/sda2 already mounted or / busy > mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda2 is already mounted on / > > Do you know a way around this? I'm not sure but I think it should be mount -o remount,rw / HTH Shawn > > Thanks again ... > > - Lloyd > > > > > > then > > > > mount -a > > > > then you should be set ..to edit fstab and stuff. > > > >> Does any of this sound familiar? Can any of you suggest some > >> diagnostics that I can run that might help me zero in on the > >> problem? > > > > I think perhaps the lack of anything in the options field made the > > system think that your mounting it with the option of '0', which > > may mean read-only for all I know :) Also linux will remount > > a filesystem read only if there is excessive errors, either > > filesystem or disk/controller based. but this process doesn't affect > > how the disk is mounted the next time the system boots. You will see > > a message like "Remounting <filesystem> read-only" after seeing a > > bunch of errors on the screen if this occurs. It's only occured to > > me on a failing disk. > > > > > > nate > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Lloyd Zusman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > God bless you. > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
