Questions tagged [read-only]
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How to backup your MySQL database when /tmp is read only?
I have an Ubuntu server 12.04 with a corrupted ext4 file system on my /tmp partition :
$ dmesg | tail
[25300713.878456] end_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 2019854
[25300713.882430] Aborting journal on device dm-0-8.
[25300713.969861]…
Bite code
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AuFS read only branch as another read only branch
My goal is to use an AuFS read only branch as another read only branch:
I've got a directory dir0, then I make :
mount -t aufs -o br=dir2=rw:dir0=ro none dir1
This gives me
- dir0
- dir1 #read only dir0
- dir2 #write layer of dir1
I now want to…
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install vmware tools in zeroshell 2.0
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I'm using the 2.0 RC2 iso from http://www.zeroshell.org in a VMware ESXi 5.1 virtual machine and am trying to adapt the instructions on HowTo: vmware-tools in ZeroShell for v2.0 as the file layout is a little different.
Initial Deviation…
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debian Read-only file system error
I logged on to my debian box and tried running some commands and I was presented with the following message.
sudo: Can't open /var/lib/sudo/username/0: Read-only file system
After doing some digging I discovered that the fstab had an option on the…
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Linux initramfs read-only
In a Linux system consisting of a bootloader, the kernel and an initramfs (no block devices, no other root filesystem):
Is it possible to make the initramfs read-only once expanded into memory?
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File in mapped network folder changes to read-only while editing
... the title is not strictly correct. I can "save-as" over the top of the same file via the UNC path. Yes, that's weird. Trying to save-as over the top of that again via the mapped path triggers a sharing violation, as you would expect.
I get this…
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tune2fs: No such device or address while trying to open /dev/sda1?
My hard disk is going to bad:
Apr 3 20:26:48 207 kernel: aacraid: Host adapter abort request (0,0,0,0)
Apr 3 20:26:48 207 kernel: aacraid: Host adapter reset request. SCSI hang ?
Apr 3 20:26:58 207 kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: timing out command, waited…
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Read-Only files causing problems on SBS Server 2008
I've manually migrated (Copy & Paste) a fairly large folder (~100GB) from an old Small Business Server 2003, to a new folder on SBS 2008 server.
The folder is a 'shared' area, with full access for 'Everyone' and contains various folders inside with…
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filesystem on shared host mounted read-only
Lately on a shared host, the filesystem containing my home folder was mounted read-only for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The technical support did not know about the outage, evaded direct questions. After a bit more than three days I obtained the…
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Running exchange in read-only mode
After a move to new servers, an old exchange 5.5 server must be switched to read-only operation mode.
I have tried putting limits in "message delivery->properties->Defaults" sending message size : 1kb, receiving message size : 1kb.
After seeing it…
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On linux filesystem becoming RO, how to reliably reboot?
When the main Linux partition becomes ro for some reason (errors), I am trying to
use cron job to check and reboot (so that fsck can run and attempt a fix), but I see that even the cron may not run!
If, I detect that mount on / has become ro, what…
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"/etc/nginx/nginx.conf is meant to be read-only" when editing with nano after upgrading Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04
I am recently upgraded Ubuntu Server 20.04 to Ubuntu Server 22.04. It is a LEMP server running the latest Mainline version of Nginx. After the upgrade, when I try modifying the /etc/nginx/nginx.conf file with nano editor, nano shows a warning in red…
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BTRFS partition auto mounts ro
i have my /home/ on a btrfs partition and it appears like after loggingf in to Plasma with my default userm, it becomes mounted ro (rw after boot before login). I booted a USB live system asnd ran btrfs check but that didnot appear to fix the…
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OSError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system:
(On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)
When trying to create or edit any file or directory on my hard drive I get a 'Read-only file system'-error (two days ago I could still do that):
$ whoami
mattia
$ mkdir example
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘example’:…
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Can't `lvconvert` when root is readonly
My root is mounted readonly (on purpose). I have a separate, read-write vg where I want to lvconvert --merge a thin snapshot. I'm getting Cannot archive volume group metadata for $VG to read-only filesystem. The manpage was unhelpful. Is there some…
