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Old 10-07-2011
root filesystem goes readonly

I see this when tried to create a dir using root

fstab entries are pretty normal
tried to remount with rw but it is still the same


Code:
block device /dev/sda2 is write-protected

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fstab entry
Code:
LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1

dmesg
Code:
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
audit(1317999399.316:2): user pid=16747 uid=0 auid=4294967295 msg='avc:  0 AV en                 tries and 0/512 buckets used, longest chain length 0
'
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
ext3_abort called.
EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0

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also treid

Code:
mount -o remount,rw /

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release
Code:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 4)

uname -a
Code:
Linux hostname 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:27:17 EDT 2006 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

# 2  
Old 10-07-2011
What is your disk device? Some flash devices have a 'read only' tab.

Also, check your dmesg. Disk errors can force a filesystem to go read-only.
# 3  
Old 10-07-2011
If the disk was in rw mode and it suddently went ro, then I suspect you've hit this bug which is pretty common on RHEL4:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=197158
# 4  
Old 10-08-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
What is your disk device? Some flash devices have a 'read only' tab.

Also, check your dmesg. Disk errors can force a filesystem to go read-only.
i checked the dmesg found a journal error which i dont rememmber Smilie now

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Quote:
Originally Posted by verdepollo
If the disk was in rw mode and it suddently went ro, then I suspect you've hit this bug which is pretty common on RHEL4:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=197158
oh thank you verdepollo
# 5  
Old 10-10-2011
solved!!

no opion but rebooted and
ran fsck that fixed this Smilie
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