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RH302 · Question #155
System boots on emergency mode when a file system error occurs due to an unknown partition or bad filesystem specified in /etc/fstab. Outline the steps to resolve this issue.
1. Give the Root password. 2. Run fdisk -i to verify the number of partitions. 3. Identify the Root partition, for example, using e2label /dev/hda1 or e2label /dev/hda2. 4. Remount the root partition in read-write mode: mount -o remount,defaults /dev/hda6 / (adjust device as…
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System boots on emergency mode when a file system error occurs due to an unknown partition or bad filesystem specified in
/etc/fstab. Outline the steps to resolve this issue.Explanation
- Give the Root password.
- Run
fdisk -ito verify the number of partitions. - Identify the Root partition, for example, using
e2label /dev/hda1ore2label /dev/hda2. - Remount the root partition in read-write mode:
mount -o remount,defaults /dev/hda6 /(adjust device as necessary). - Edit
/etc/fstabusingvi /etc/fstab. - Correct all partitions, mount points, mount options, and file system types.
- Save and exit
/etc/fstab. - Press
ctrl+dto continue booting the system.
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#fstab#filesystem errors#emergency mode#boot recovery
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