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XK0-005 · Question #551

A Linux administrator cloned an existing Linux server and built a new server from that clone. The administrator encountered the following error after booting the cloned server: The administrator…

The correct answer is A. mount disk by device-id. The administrator should use the command mount disk by device-id to resolve the device mismatch issue and mount the disk. The issue is caused by the cloned server having a different device name for the disk than the original server. The output of blkid shows that the disk has…

Troubleshooting

Question

A Linux administrator cloned an existing Linux server and built a new server from that clone. The administrator encountered the following error after booting the cloned server:

The administrator performed the commands listed below to further troubleshoot and mount the missing filesystem:

Which of the following should administrator use to resolve the device mismatch issue and mount the disk?

Options

  • Amount disk by device-id
  • Bfsck -A
  • Cmount disk by-label
  • Dmount disk by-blkid

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    81% (38)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    11% (5)

Explanation

The administrator should use the command mount disk by device-id to resolve the device mismatch issue and mount the disk. The issue is caused by the cloned server having a different device name for the disk than the original server. The output of blkid shows that the disk has the device name /dev/sdb1 on the cloned server, but the output of cat /etc/fstab shows that the disk is expected to have the device name /dev/sda1. The command mount disk by device-id will mount the disk by using its unique identifier (UUID) instead of its device name. The UUID can be obtained from the output of blkid or lsblk -f. The command will mount the disk to the specified mount point (/data) and resolve the issue.

Topics

#Filesystem Mounting#UUID#Server Cloning#fstab

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