File system locked on upgrade
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jul 16 20:05:51 UTC 2009
On 07/16/2009 11:57 AM, David S Angulo wrote:
> I have ubuntu version 8.04.3
>
> [code]
> root at al:/var/log# cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS"
> [/code]
>
> I did an upgrade last night using the GUI update manager instead of
> apt-get. I can not find any errors related to the upgrade anywhere in
> the /var/log hierarchy (but maybe I do not know what to look for or
> maybe I do not know where to look). Today, my filesystem is read only
> after reboot. I tried rebooting again, but same thing. My fstab has
> not changed for months, and here is the relevant entry:
>
> [code]
> # /dev/sda3
> UUID=39f06358-2cfe-4c97-81c0-aabb58d1b2d0 / ext2
> defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> [/code]
>
> Any ideas on what I should do or where I should look?
>
> Dave
>
This might help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions
However, I'd first follow Derek's advise & run fsck. Boot to recovery
mode & run from the menu.
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