Subj : Re: typo in /etc/fstab cause system unable to boot, change.
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Benjamin F. Zhou
Date : Sun Jun 27 2004 02:28 am

Sybren,

thanks a lot for the insight. I remounted the partition with
"mount -o remount,rw /dev/hda1 /".

it works! and I could correct the error.

many many thanks for your kind response.

Ben

"Sybren Stuvel" <sybrenUSE@YOURthirdtower.imagination.com> wrote in message
news:slrncdqd3d.dul.sybrenUSE@sybren.thirdtower.com...
> Benjamin F. Zhou enlightened us with:
> > the "/" following hda1 apparently is a syntax error. The boot stops
> > at mounting partition, and sends me to the maintanence screen.
> > However, for strange reason, that partition becomes read-only.
>
> If you closely watch your distro boot, you'll see that it first mounts
> the root FS read-only. After some checks, it mounts it read/write.
> Your computer fails the checks. It doesn't "become" read-only - it
> never became read/write.
>
> So, if you want a read/write mounted partition, you're going to have
> to remount it yourself with "mount / -o remount,rw". Make sure you
> remount it as read only when done editing and before rebooting.
>
> Sybren
> -- 
> The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
> capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
> safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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