Re: apt changes mount status of /usr ?!?!!

["Collins M. Ben " <bmc@visi.net>]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 02:53:20AM +0100, Alexander List wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've got slink running, just tried an upgrade with apt and encountered the
> following weird behaviour:
> 
> linux:/home/alex# mount
> /dev/hda2 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> /dev/hda5 on /home type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> /dev/hda6 on /usr type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> /dev/hda7 on /var type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro)

Notice the "remount-ro". Dpkg is triggering some sort of problem on your /usr
partition, which is causing the kernel to remount it read only.

I suggest running fsck on that drive (while it is mounted read-only).

Ben