Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:00:02 -0600 From: David Syphers <dsyphers@uchicago.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: can't mount / properly, fstab woes Message-ID: <200201130059.g0D0xw304790@midway.uchicago.edu>
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I marked / read-only in /etc/fstab - this was the stupid move. I didn't fully understand what would be made read only. The kernel being read-only is great, but suddenly /etc/fstab is read-only too. So now I can't make / read-write again. Then there was a power outage, so the system didn't shut down cleanly. I booted to single-user mode, and managed to run fsck on /, but only by specifying the device name, since /etc/fstab is apparently FUBAR. But it won't let me mount / read-write, so I can't change fstab. It keeps complaining 'inappropriate file type or format', and I don't understand what that means. It doesn't make it easier that I have to direct someone how do this over the phone, since I can't ssh into the box Help!! And for the record, I think making / read-only is something that should _never_ be done. The system does _not_ work properly in this mode, and everything gives me errors. To every FreeBSD security how-to out there - stop recommending this! If that kind of security is desired, then running the whole computer from a CDROM is probably the best idea. Please cc: me. -David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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