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LX0-101 · Question #253

Journalling doesn't appear to be working on an ext3 file-system. When booting, the following line appears: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. What could be causing the problem?

The correct answer is A. The kernel does not contain ext3 support. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Journalling doesn't appear to be working on an ext3 file-system. When booting, the following line appears:

VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. What could be causing the problem?

Options

  • AThe kernel does not contain ext3 support.
  • BAn old version of e2fsprogs is installed.
  • CThe system was not shut down cleanly.
  • DThe file-system is specified as ext2 in /etc/fstab.

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  • A
    84% (21)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    8% (2)

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