Re: remounted read-only

[Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>]

On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 08:41:10PM +0100, Eric Persson wrote:
> I have a server that repeatedly remounts its / harddisk  readonly, 
> probably caused by the errors=remount-ro in fstab.

If that's the cause (and I agree that it almost certainly is), then
in means your drive is encountering errors.

> But what does the text above imply with "can analyze the errors without 
> risking further damage", what can I do to prevent this totally?
> Is it a sign of starting to failing harddrives or what might be the cause?

Take a look in /var/log/syslog and keep this quote from fortune in
mind:

<Overfiend> Thunder-: when you get { MessagesLikeThisFromYourHardDrive }
<Overfiend> Thunder-: it either means { TheDriverIsScrewy }
<Overfiend> or
<Overfiend> { YourDriveIsFlakingOut BackUpYourDataBeforeIt'sTooLate
            PrayToGod }

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