An entry like this in /etc/fstab: /foo /bar ext3 bind,defaults 1 3 will stop boot, as fsck.ext3 tries to check it and fails: e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007) fsck.ext3: Is a directory while trying to open /foo The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. ... Granted, asking for fsck of a bind mount in the fstab is a bit odd, but it doesn't seem like it should stop the boot process if you make this mistake. Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> Index: e2fsprogs-1.40.2/misc/fsck.c =================================================================== --- e2fsprogs-1.40.2.orig/misc/fsck.c +++ e2fsprogs-1.40.2/misc/fsck.c @@ -867,6 +867,12 @@ static int ignore(struct fs_info *fs) if (fs->passno == 0) return 1; + /* + * If this is a bind mount, ignore it. + */ + if (opt_in_list("bind", fs->opts)) + return 1; + interpret_type(fs); /* - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html