Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: mountall
I have just upgraded a headless server from Hardy LTS to Lucid LTS over
ssh. For some reason, there was an entry in /etc/fstab which referred
to a non-existent mountpoint. In Hardy, this did not stop the boot from
proceeding (it's possible that there was a warning printed to the
console, but because the server is headless, it was not noticed). After
the upgrade to Lucid, the boot process hung waiting for keyboard input
with the message
"an error occurred while mounting..."
It was necessary to physically attach a monitor and keyboard to the
normally headless server to identify and fix the problem.
Since this affects upgrades from one LTS to another, I think this is
quite important, especially for Ubuntu Server. Maybe an option to
simply time-out if the user doesn't press any key would be enough to
solve this problem.
** Affects: mountall (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: headless lts server
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Boot hangs waiting for keyboard input on mount fail
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607003
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