Not able to login as a root or normal user after configuring root file system read only in RHEL7.6 server

Mrunal1709 · 05-04-2020, 01:34 AM

1) Was trying to configure root file system in read only mode in newly installed RHEL 7.6 server with default configuration using below mentioned link:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2196881
2) After rebooting the system, could not login as either root or normal user. However gdm login screen appears with username and password prompt.
Please note that /etc/fstab file contains default configuration before making any changes.

berndbausch · 05-04-2020, 01:40 AM

This looks like a RHEL-specific solution. I would ask Red Hat Support.

rkelsen · 05-04-2020, 03:27 AM

Do you have /home and /root on a different filesystem?

Mrunal1709 · 05-11-2020, 06:46 AM

No.
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Below are contents of /etc/fstab

/dev/mapper/rhel-root / xfs defaults 0 0
UUID=5e095ac5-864a-4205-aa1f-dc9774b7f5df /boot xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/mapper/rhel-swap swap swap defaults 0 0

shruggy · 05-11-2020, 06:54 AM

Have you tried to log in from a virtual console (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F3) and watch error messages?