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read only file system /home???

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Name: rs
Date: June 13, 2001 at 03:58:15 Pacific
Subject: read only file system /home???

Comment:

hi
i have mandrake 7.1 running and suddenly when i try to adduser -i get a massege "read only file system" now i can't do nothing at /home directory. though before i could.
i tried to mount -rw /home but it sais "..already mounted"
hope to solve it without reinstalling linux
thanks
rs

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Response Number 1

Name: Mik
Date: June 13, 2001 at 04:31:18 Pacific
Subject: read only file system /home???

Reply: (edit)

Use the command umount first to unmount it then mount it with the option -rw.
To make sure it's mounted every time as read/write edit the file /etc/fstab and make sure the option rw is included in the line that mounts the /home partition.
Mik

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Response Number 2

Name: rs
Date: June 14, 2001 at 14:44:23 Pacific
Subject: read only file system /home???

Reply: (edit)

thanks Mik
i will try it tommorro

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