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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat edit/write the /etc/fstab file Post 302398332 by chuikingman on Wednesday 24th of February 2010 09:19:18 AM
Old 02-24-2010
edit/write the /etc/fstab file

Hi,
I comment out some vol group in fstab accidentally.
I also comment the swap space in /etc/fstab
But I cannot edit /remove it back by using vi /etc/fstab again in init 1 and init 6 .
The file system /etc/fstab is read -only . I cannot chmod .....
What can I do in order to recover it
Please advice ....
I paste the console screen in here .
edit/write the /etc/fstab file-fstab_errjpg
edit/write the /etc/fstab file-fstab_err1jpg
edit/write the /etc/fstab file-fstab_err2jpg
 

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GETFSENT(3)						     Library Functions Manual						       GETFSENT(3)

NAME
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent - get file system descriptor file entry SYNOPSIS
#include <fstab.h> struct fstab *getfsent() struct fstab *getfsspec(spec) char *spec; struct fstab *getfsfile(file) char *file; struct fstab *getfstype(type) char *type; int setfsent() int endfsent() DESCRIPTION
Getfsent, getfsspec, getfstype, and getfsfile each return a pointer to an object with the following structure containing the broken-out fields of a line in the file system description file, <fstab.h>. struct fstab { char *fs_spec; char *fs_file; char *fs_type; int fs_freq; int fs_passno; }; The fields have meanings described in fstab(5). Getfsent reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary. Setfsent opens and rewinds the file. Endfsent closes the file. Getfsspec and getfsfile sequentially search from the beginning of the file until a matching special file name or file system file name is found, or until EOF is encountered. Getfstype does likewise, matching on the file system type field. FILES
/etc/fstab SEE ALSO
fstab(5) DIAGNOSTICS
Null pointer (0) returned on EOF or error. BUGS
All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if it is to be saved. 4th Berkeley Distribution May 12, 1986 GETFSENT(3)
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