[ale] /tmp set to read-only on boot (need help)

[Doug McNash]

mount -a causes a mount to be issued for each filesystem listed /etc/fstab
so
if a filesystem is already mounted you should expect a diagnostic message.

That's normal - ignore it or be more selective in what you mount.

> 
> [root at server02 tmp]# mount -a
> mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /boot busy
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thank you again.
> -Ryan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Ryan
> Fish
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: Chris Fowler
> Cc: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
> Subject: Re: RE: [ale] /tmp set to read-only on boot (need help)
> 
> That did it.  I can now write to /tmp again.
> 
> Thank you!
> -Ryan
> 
> 
> > 
> > From: Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>
> > Date: 2005/06/16 Thu PM 12:42:23 EDT
> > To: FishR at bellsouth.net
> > CC: "'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'" <ale at ale.org>
> > Subject: RE: [ale] /tmp set to read-only on boot (need help)
> > 
> > mount / -o rw,remount; touch /tmp/file
> > 
> > On Thu, 2005-06-16 at 12:28 -0400, Ryan Fish wrote:
> > > Due to /tmp not being listed in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab that command
> (mount
> > > /tmp -o rw,remount ) does not work.
> > > 
> > > [root at server02 root]# mount /tmp -o rw,remount
> > > mount: can't find /tmp in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [root at server02 root]# more /etc/fstab
> > > LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults
> 1 1
> > > LABEL=/boot             /boot                   ext3    defaults
> 1 2
> > > none                    /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620
> 0 0
> > > LABEL=/mc               /mc                     ext3    defaults
> 1 2
> > > LABEL=/oracle           /oracle                 ext3    defaults
> 1 2
> > > none                    /proc                   proc    defaults
> 0 0
> > > none                    /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults
> 0 0
> > > LABEL=/var              /var                    ext3    defaults
> 1 2
> > > /dev/sdb1               swap                    swap    defaults
> 0 0
> > > /dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom              udf,iso9660
> > > noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
> > > /dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy             auto
> noauto,owner,kudzu 0
> > > 0
> > > 192.168.3.202:/mc/backups/server02/exp
> /mc/backups/database/mc/exp_bk/exp
> > > nfs rw,hard,intr 1 2
> > > 192.168.3.202:/mc/backups/systems/server02/rman
> > > /mc/backups/database/mc/exp_bk/expold nfs rw,hard,intr 1 2
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [root at server02 root]# more /etc/mtab 
> > > /dev/sda2 / ext3 rw 0 0
> > > none /proc proc rw 0 0
> > > none /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> > > /dev/sdb2 /mc ext3 rw 0 0
> > > /dev/sda5 /oracle ext3 rw 0 0
> > > /dev/sda3 /var ext3 rw 0 0
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [root at server02 root]# mount
> > > /dev/sda2 on / type ext3 (rw)
> > > none on /proc type proc (rw)
> > > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> > > /dev/sdb2 on /mc type ext3 (rw)
> > > /dev/sda5 on /oracle type ext3 (rw)
> > > /dev/sda3 on /var type ext3 (rw)
> > > 
> > > -Ryan
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Christopher Fowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com] 
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:11 PM
> > > To: FishR at bellsouth.net; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > > Subject: Re: [ale] /tmp set to read-only on boot (need help)
> > > 
> > > mount /tmp -o rw,remount
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2005-06-16 at 11:50 -0400, Ryan Fish wrote:
> > > > I'm not sure why, but /tmp is set to read-only on a RHEL3 AS server.
> I am
> > > trying to set it back to allow writing but am failing so far.
> > > > 
> > > > Here is what I am seeing (I am unable to write to /tmp in any
> manner.):
> > > > 
> > > > [root at mcdb02 root]# crontab -e
> > > > /tmp/crontab.17515: Read-only file system
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > When trying to force the mounts to setup I see the following:
> > > > 
> > > > [root at mcdb02 root]# mount -a
> > > > mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /boot busy
> > > > 
> > > > There is no mention of /tmp in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
> > > > 
> > > > I can write to other locations on the server.
> > > > 
> > > > Any ideas on what I can try to get this fixed?  I guess a clean reboot
> > > should allow it to function properly again but I am trying to get by
> without
> > > doing that.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you.
> > > > -Ryan
> > > > 
> > > > 
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