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subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

 
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Alexander Bakhmutsky
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subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

I keep on getting the "subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2" error every time system boots and every time I run fsck. Any ideas on what could be causing it?
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

This thread showed up on an exact phrase search for your error message.

http://docs.hp.com/en/J2793-90048/ch06s05.html

I can't figure out why. Maybe the search engine is broken. Thought I'd let you read for yourself though.

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Robert-Jan Goossens_1
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Re: subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

Hi Alexander,

Check this doc.

mount or newfs command return "VxFS type, errno 2"
DocId: UIUXKBRC00008088

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/search.do?category=c0&mode=text&searchString=subtype+error+VxFS+type+errno+2&search.x=0&search.y=0&searchCrit=allwords&docType=Security&docType=Patch&docType=EngineerNotes&docType=BugReports&docType=Hardware&docType=ReferenceMaterials&docType=ThirdParty

check if you still have a device file called

# ll /dev/vxportal

if not recreate it with

# mknod /dev/vxportal c 97 0x000000

# mount -a

Best regards,
Robert-Jan
Patrick Wallek
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Re: subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

One of your filesystems apparently does not have a lost+found directory.

Do an 'ls -ld lost+found' for every mountpoint. Once you find the one that does not have the lost+found do:

# cd /mountpoint
# mklost+found
Alexander Bakhmutsky
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Re: subtype: error getting VxFS type, errno 2

Thanks Robert-Jan,

Your solution worked. Don't know why all of the sudden it decided to break. System was running without this file for years.

Thanks for your help.