my linux error : Couldn't open /dev/null (read-only filesystem)
 

Hi,

I got a serious problem, i suspect my linux is crash. when i boot up my linux server, it show a lot of failure due to the reason of 'couldn't open /dev/null (read-only filesystem)'. then it prompt me to key in the password of press CTRL-D to continue. i did key in my password and login successfully, then it show 'Repair filesystem:' instead of 'root:', and the whole partition is read-only, i can't change any single file. is anyone see this problem b4, please help me on this.

thanks

Have you done fsck? That's the first step of repairing the file system.

yea, when you put in the password, do this:


fsck /

if you have /usr /var/ or /home on different partitions, do the same for those:

fsck /usr
fsck /var and so on.

after u run fsck and repair the filesystem, the computer should be able to boot normally. if all goes well.

Depending on the file system you are using, you may have to use different forms of fsck. I should have mentioned this earlier. 'man fsck' should lead you in the right direction.