Thanks, Roger. The result of the command was: --------------- cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz-5.5.17-200.fc31.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root ro resume=/dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-swap rd.lvm.lv=fedora_localhost-live/root rd.lvm.lv=fedora_localhost-live/swap rhgb quiet rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau modprobe.blacklist=nouveau nvidia-drm.modeset=1 --------------- Paul On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 4:34 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Nothing really to see there. > > cat /proc/cmdline and lets see what is on it. > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 10:03 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Thanks, Roger! You can find below the output of the two commands. > > > > Paul > > ----------------------------------- > > 13.843s dnf-makecache.service > > 4.961s NetworkManager-wait-online.service > > 2.047s systemd-udev-settle.service > > 1.506s akmods.service > > 1.257s firewalld.service > > 996ms sssd.service > > 994ms initrd-switch-root.service > > 947ms plymouth-read-write.service > > 884ms lvm2-monitor.service > > 876ms systemd-logind.service > > 849ms dracut-initqueue.service > > 771ms udisks2.service > > 599ms vboxdrv.service > > 551ms accounts-daemon.service > > 451ms systemd-udevd.service > > 402ms ModemManager.service > > 399ms polkit.service > > 397ms abrtd.service > > 297ms NetworkManager.service > > 296ms systemd-fsck@dev-mapper-fedora_localhost\x2d\x2dlive\x2dhome.service > > 293ms upower.service > > 257ms systemd-journal-flush.service > > 246ms systemd-journald.service > > 219ms lvm2-pvscan@8:2.service > > 200ms gssproxy.service > > 152ms chronyd.service > > 136ms initrd-parse-etc.service > > 126ms user@1000.service > > 110ms avahi-daemon.service > > 92ms systemd-udev-trigger.service > > 80ms systemd-vconsole-setup.service > > 75ms dbus-broker.service > > 64ms lm_sensors.service > > 55ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service > > 53ms auditd.service > > 51ms cups.service > > 50ms boot.mount > > 46ms rtkit-daemon.service > > 45ms dmraid-activation.service > > 45ms switcheroo-control.service > > 44ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service > > 43ms dracut-cmdline.service > > 34ms dev-mapper-fedora_localhost\x2d\x2dlive\x2dswap.swap > > 34ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-e0d64aea\x2d45b9\x2d4662\x2d9a09\x2d50c1c1568713.service > > 34ms var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount > > 31ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service > > 30ms vboxweb-service.service > > 28ms import-state.service > > 26ms home.mount > > 24ms nfs-convert.service > > 24ms systemd-random-seed.service > > 24ms dracut-pre-pivot.service > > 23ms systemd-sysctl.service > > 22ms plymouth-switch-root.service > > 21ms sssd-kcm.service > > 19ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service > > 15ms systemd-fsck-root.service > > 15ms initrd-cleanup.service > > 14ms lightdm.service > > 13ms dracut-pre-udev.service > > 13ms plymouth-start.service > > 13ms dev-hugepages.mount > > 13ms vboxautostart-service.service > > 13ms vboxballoonctrl-service.service > > 13ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount > > 12ms dev-mqueue.mount > > 12ms sys-kernel-debug.mount > > 12ms livesys.service > > 12ms kmod-static-nodes.service > > 11ms systemd-update-utmp.service > > 10ms systemd-modules-load.service > > 10ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service > > 9ms sysroot.mount > > 9ms systemd-user-sessions.service > > 9ms systemd-remount-fs.service > > 9ms livesys-late.service > > 9ms rpc-statd-notify.service > > 4ms initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service > > 3ms dracut-shutdown.service > > 2ms tmp.mount > > 1ms plymouth-quit-wait.service > > 1ms sys-kernel-config.mount > > 32us iscsi-shutdown.service > > ----------------------------------- > > The time when unit became active or started is printed after the "@" character. > > The time the unit took to start is printed after the "+" character. > > > > home.mount +26ms > > └─local-fs-pre.target @2.989s > > └─lvm2-monitor.service @807ms +884ms > > └─dm-event.socket @799ms > > └─system.slice > > └─-.slice > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:30 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > So home mounted eventually. > > > > > > Run these 2 commands and return the output: > > > > > > systemd-analyze blame > > > systemd-analyze critical-chain home.mount > > > > > > if the 2nd one returns nothing do this: > > > systemctl list-units | grep home > > > and use the name of the .mount unit it reports that home is using. > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 9:12 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks, Roger. After having edited fstab according to your guidelines, > > > > I issued the command > > > > > > > > # exit > > > > > > > > on the root prompt and I was led to my usual graphical login panel. > > > > > > > > I did the following after having logged in: > > > > > > > > # mount /home > > > > mount: /home: /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-home already mounted on /home. > > > > # > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:56 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Edit your fstab and on the entry for /home were it says defaults > > > > > change it to "defaults,nofail" and where it says "1 2" at then end > > > > > change that to "0 0" I am not sure if the last 2 entries are still > > > > > used quite the same way but "0 0" will stop anything else looking for > > > > > /home. > > > > > > > > > > That should get you out of emergency mode. But there is something > > > > > wrong with the home mount. Once in do a mount /home and see what the > > > > > error is and see if you can figure out why it is failing. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:47 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again, Roger. Got them! Please, see them at: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/158qtJIgB6WiEbnLu4oFShbSY1paWafj8?usp=sharing > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:26 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hit shift-pageup/pagedown it will scroll that screen, it should scroll > > > > > > > back 100's of lines or more. Take pictures each pageup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:20 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Roger. But how can I get the error messages? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:13 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A screen shot of the fstab does not tell anyone anything as we have no > > > > > > > > > way to know what is going on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did you follow the instructions to use shift-pageup/down to page > > > > > > > > > through the error messages (above the emergency mode prompt) and and > > > > > > > > > see what it indicates is going wrong? It is probably going to tell > > > > > > > > > you something that will indicate where to look. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 7:34 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please, see my fstab photo: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fWv2h-CLt2ecoE2m5aCpAOsUr2aEhuvh/view?usp=sharing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:22 PM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Roger and Ed. I did not touch fstab at all. It may have been > > > > > > > > > > > VirtualBox by itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I did enter my root password. And now, what should I do next? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:09 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You have to type your password and then figure out what is going wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any number of things can be messed up. Often if one adds a fstab > > > > > > > > > > > > entry and does it wrong systemd will drop you to emergency mode. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mountpoint mising, path to device wrong. If you did mess with fstab > > > > > > > > > > > > recently then add ",nofail" on the entries that aren't directly > > > > > > > > > > > > related to the OS and that will at least get it up and on the network. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You should read the screen, and use shift-pageup/shift-pagedown to > > > > > > > > > > > > carefully go back and read the boot output and maybe it will tell you. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have doubt on what your are reading then take photos of it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 6:24 AM Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This morning, I tried to run VirtualBox, but it did not start. Then I > > > > > > > > > > > > > tried to do a reboot and while booting, I got into emergency mode. 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