[Bug 705703] Re: update of mount hanged, making system unbootable

[Phillip Susi]

10.10 is end of life, have you had this happen again on 12.04+?


** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  update of mount hanged, making system unbootable

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: mount

  I just updated packages in a 10.10 installation. There was a new mount
  package, which installation hanged. After some minutes I retried and
  the same happened. I rebooted the machine.

  The system went to recovery mode, only root fs mounted and I was able
  to see that there was empty file /bin/mount and the mount command was
  in file /bin/mount.dpkg-tmp but it's permissions were none. So, I am
  not able to run even that because nothing can be changed in ro file
  system - and there is no mount command to change that.

  Sorry to report this in bit hurry and without too much details, but my
  computer is - unbootable - and if this problem is common, there will
  be many others tomorrow.

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