System Architecture: Intel
RedHat Release: RHL 5.1 (Manhattan)
FAQ Category: Booting and LILO
Modification Date: Dec 11, 1998
I wanted to force my Linux box to shut down and force an FSCK of all file systems on the machine. However, when it tried to come up it would only come up in READ ONLY MODE on ALL filesystems. Even when at the 'LILO boot:' prompt and going into Single User mode it did it. Please do not email me unless asking questions about this particular problem. I do not claim to be a LINUX god. I had help solving the problem from users on the #Linux IRC.
Do the following to remedy the situation: 1. at 'LILO boot:' type 'linux 1' 2. cd / 3. rm forcefsck 4. cd /etc/rc.d 5. chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit Hope this helps.
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