On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Richard Sewill <rsewill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> After doing the last F18 updates, I cannot boot my machine. I get in >> the emergency mode and the message: >> >> sulogin: /root: change directory failed: Permission denied. >> >> Any ideas? > > I don't know if you and I have a similar problem. > > I did a format/install on / of F18 and have no problems with the / > partition. > The / partition is ext4. > > I did not format my /home partition. It is still ext3. I am having > problems with it. > > rsewill@localhost:~ <3:14> $ df -T > Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > devtmpfs devtmpfs 465028 0 465028 0% /dev > tmpfs tmpfs 476448 1436 475012 1% /dev/shm > tmpfs tmpfs 476448 3024 473424 1% /run > tmpfs tmpfs 476448 0 476448 0% /sys/fs/cgroup > /dev/sda2 ext4 28221604 8970576 17817428 34% / > tmpfs tmpfs 476448 8 476440 1% /tmp > /dev/sda6 ext3 75795940 31873248 40072436 45% /home > rsewill@localhost:~ <3:15> $ > > It seems my /home partition needs fsck repair every 5th or 6th time I > reboot. > > I have to give the root password at the prompt and do > fsck -y /home > > The problem on the /home partition seems to vary. > Last time the problem was inodes multiply used in the chrome browser cache > directory. > > I guess I would ask if any of your partitions are in need of fsck repair. > > Perhaps you can remove quiet mode and the Redhat banner from the grub2 boot > options during boot (I think you have to figure out how to remove the quiet > param and rhgb param from the line that start linux /boot/vmlinuz...--could > someone correct me on this please and explain better how to do this please) > and get messages indicating the nature of the boot problem. Thanks, Richard. I believe that the cause is the new selinux update, and it may be related to the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=865399 Paul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
