cannot mount all other file systems except root fie system

[Brian Lee_4]

I rebooted HP-UX L2000 11.11 server but could not mount all of file systems except root file system.
When I ran "fsck", it said "file system is clean - log replay is not required".

anyone can help me out to resolve this problem?

[Brian Lee_4]

Since I cannot mount /var file system, I can not read /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log file.

When I ran "mount -a" command, nothing happend. There was no error message at all.
I tried to mount with "mount /dev/vg00/lvol3 /var" but nothing happend. There was no error message but I could not mount it.

I ran the "fsck" but just got "file system is clean - log replay is not required"

[Rajeev Shukla]

Hi,
As said above /etc/rc.log should tell you about the services that failed and hence give you some idea as why it failed.

Also you should undestand that /dev/vg00/lvol3 is root which is already mounted, try mounting /dev/vg00/lvol5 /dev/vg00/lvol6 /dev/vg00/lvol7
they are /usr /var and /opt
Also what typr of filesystems are you using, i mean what is in /etc/fstab can you post it here.

[Brian Lee_4]

I put wrong number. I tried to mount with "mount /dev/vg00/lvol4 /var" not, /dev/vg00/lvol3.

Original file systems are like the followings.

/dev/vg00/lvol3 4096000 1475665 2457001 38% /
/dev/vg00/lvol1 199381 40674 138768 23% /stand
/dev/vg00/lvol4 4096000 1940218 2051801 49% /var
/dev/vg00/lvol5 2150400 916615 1156712 44% /opt

[Steven E. Protter]

There should be error messages in /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

and /etc/rc.log

They would be helpful.

what is the error message if you run mount -a

Are you running fsck right?

example.
# fsck -F vxfs -o full -y /dev/vg01/rorcl_pgm

SEP

[Brian Lee_4]

The output in /etc/rc.log file is like this.

Mount file systems
Output from "/sbin/rc1.d/S100localmount start":
----------------------------
mountall: /dev/vg00/lvol5 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg04/lvsps is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg20/lvol3 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg06/lvol5 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg03/lvsap is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg03/lvarch is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg00/lvol1 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg01/lvsapmnt is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg15/lvol4 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg20/lvol5 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg15/lvol5 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg15/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg15/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg15/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg14/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg13/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg12/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg11/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg10/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg09/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg08/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg07/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg06/lvol4
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg06/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg06/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg06/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg05/lvol4
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg05/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg05/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg05/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg04/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg04/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg04/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg03/lvol4
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg03/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg03/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg02/lvol4
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg02/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg02/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg02/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg01/lvol3
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg01/lvol2
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg01/lvol1
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg15/lvol7
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg15/lvol6
mountall: cannot mount /dev/vg06/lvol6
mountall: /dev/vg20/lvol4 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg00/lvol4 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error
mountall: /dev/vg00/lvol6 is seriously damaged
mountall: diagnostics from mount
mountall: mount : Exec format error

[Norman_21]

Try my $0.2 cents,

mount /dev/vg00/rlvol4 /var (notice the rlvol4 and not just lvol4

[Brian Lee_4]

mount /dev/vg00/rlvol4 /var does not work.

[Norman_21]

As Rajeev indiecated if you could ftp the fstab to your local PC and then attach it here. Do you have CIF installed, what is the run level?
who -r

You are gonna need a patch for mountall in 11.11

11.11 mountall cumulative patch PHCO_24777

Please let us know how it goes.

[Brian Lee_4]

Refer to the following commands and outputs.

root@seauxk2:/ > fsck -F vxfs -o full -y /dev/vg00/rlvol4
log replay in progress
pass0 - checking structural files
pass1 - checking inode sanity and blocks
pass2 - checking directory linkage
pass3 - checking reference counts
pass4 - checking resource maps
OK to clear log? (ynq)y
set state to CLEAN? (ynq)y
root@seauxk2:/ > mount /dev/vg00/lvol4 /var
root@seauxk2:/ > bdf
Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 3072000 1582983 1396097 53% /

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Brian,

I don't think the problem is with your file systems - it's with the mount command itself by the looks of it...

Notice that every time mountall tried to call mount it got a message 'Exec format error'

Seems like the mount command might have got corrupted in some way

What is the output of the following?

which mount

file `which mount`

chatr `which mount`

HTH

Duncan

[Brian Lee_4]

root@seauxk2:/ > which mount
/usr/sbin/mount
root@seauxk2:/ >
root@seauxk2:/ > file `which mount`
/usr/sbin/mount: empty
root@seauxk2:/ >
root@seauxk2:/ > chatr `which mount`
chatr(error): cannot read magic number in file /usr/sbin/mount

[Norman_21]

Brian,

Did you use the single quote or the Meta charachter? do not use the single qoute.

[Norman_21]

Brian,

did you move the mnttab prior to mount -a
command:

# mv /etc/mnttab /etc/mnttab.old
# mount -a

[Brian Lee_4]

No. I didn't move /etc/mnttab to /etc/mnttab.old.

I move /etc/mnttab to /etc/mnttab.old and run "mount -a" but still can not mount the other file systems.

root@seauxk2:/etc > mv /etc/mnttab /etc/mnttab.olf
root@seauxk2:/etc > mount -a
root@seauxk2:/etc > bdf
Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 3072000 1584292 1394851 53% /
root@seauxk2:/etc > bdf
Filesystem kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 3072000 1584292 1394851 53% /

[Brian Lee_4]

I resolve this problem.
/sbin/mount file was empty so that I copied the same file from another system to this server and ran "mount all". And then it brought all of file systems.

Thank you for your helps.

[Norman_21]

I'm glad you fixed the problem, I thought that you used the single qoute with the chatr command, I was wrong!