[rhn-users] error file system check

Wed Jul 5 14:04:49 UTC 2006

Dear RHN user

Thanks for the hint. Now I can modify the fstab file.

Just a last question, hopefully. As I told you the fstab file is empty.
What should I write in it or how can I recover the info in the fstab file?

Sorry for the trouble

best regards

Prodromos

>
> Long as the drive is actually accessible, you can still mount it even
> when it has errors
>
> You can do
>
> mount -o remount,rw /
>
> Edit the fstab
>
> mount -o remount,ro /
>
> Should put it back in read only. Then run the fsck on it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Prodromos Zanis
> Sent: 05 July 2006 14:19
> To: Red Hat Network Users List
> Subject: RE: [rhn-users] error file system check
>
> Hallo again
>
> I tryed to edit fstab but it is a zero bytes file (it is actually
> empty).
> I assume this is my problem.
>
> The other problem is that when I enter with my root password to the
> Repair filesystem shell I have Read-only file system and hence I cannot
> modify the fstab file.
>
> What can I do?
>
> I look forward for your help.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Prodromos Zanis
>
>
>>
>> Did you edit the fstab which is what it was complaining about and I
>> explained?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com
>> [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
>> On Behalf Of Prodromos Zanis
>> Sent: 05 July 2006 12:08
>> To: Red Hat Network Users List
>> Subject: RE: [rhn-users] error file system check
>>
>> Dear Linux users
>>
>> In continuation of my yesterday email I tryed to do what it was
>> suggested to fix my error in file system check as follows:
>>
>> a) first i did fdisk -l to see the partions in my hard disk I
>> identified the partitions /dev/hdg1  and /dev/hdg2  with fstype ext3
>> and
>> /dev/gdg3 with fstype swap.
>> Then
>> b) I run e2fsck -b 8193  /dev/hdg1 and e2fsck -b 8193  /dev/hdg2
>>
>> However when I reboot the maschine I still had the same error message.
>>
>> I also tryed alternatively the following to repair the file system
>>
>> b) I run e2fsck -p -f /dev/hdg1 and e2fsck -p -f /dev/hdg2
>>
>> Still the problem remains and I do not know how to overcome this
>> problem.
>> I look forward for any hints.
>>
>> With kind regards
>> Prodromso Zanis
>>
>>>
>>> In /etc/fstab you should see something like
>>>
>>> LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults
>>> 1 1
>>>
>>> Or
>>>
>>> /dev/sda1                /                       ext3    defaults
>>> 1 1
>>>
>>> Which goes
>>>
>>> Label/disk  path_to_mount	fstype	options fs_freq fs_passno
>>>
>>> Check man fstab for mor einfo
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com
>>> [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Prodromos Zanis
>>> Sent: 04 July 2006 13:26
>>> To: rhn-users at redhat.com
>>> Subject: [rhn-users] error file system check
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear RHN users
>>>
>>> I run Red Hat 9.
>>> I would be glad if someone could give a hint on the following error.
>>>
>>> when I reboot my mashine I got the following error message:
>>>  **************************************
>>> checking root filesystem
>>> WARNING: Your /etc/fstab does not contain the fsck passno field. I
>>> will kludge around things for you, but you should fix your /etc/fstab
>
>>> file as soon as you can.
>>> fsck.ext2/:
>>> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
>>> filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
>>> filesystem (and not swap or ufs or sometghing else), then the
>>> superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an
>>> alternative
>>> superblock:
>>> e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
>>> : Is a directory while trying to open /
>>>
>>> *** An error occured during the file system check.
>>> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
>>> *** when you leave the shell.
>>> Give root password for maintenance
>>> (or type Control-D to continue):
>>>
>>> ************************************************
>>>
>>>
>>> With kind regards
>>>
>>> Prodromos
>>>
>>> --
>>>
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