Hello list,
I'm trying to mount an ext3 file system as ext2, I thought this could
*always* be done, but I'm finding otherwise.
I write to a disk on a "master" Linux and then want to link it read-only
on "clones". I use a LINK statement in the USER DIRECTory, use "(ro)" in
zipl.conf and "ro" in fstab.
If I mount the read-only disk as ext3 on the clones, it mounts, but there
are errors on the console (I assume) because the file system is trying to
write to the journal. Wehn I changed "ext3" to "ext2" in fstab on the
clones I found that the file system would no longer mount. On the
interactive mount command I get the error:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/dasdd1,
or too many mounted file systems
On the console I see the error:
Jun 6 13:35:11 lat132 kernel: EXT2-fs: dasdd1: couldn't mount because
of unsupp
orted optional features (4000000).
However, if I shut down the master, the clones can mount as ext2 with no
problem. Here is a summary:
R/W on master R/O on clones
Mount as ext3 yes yes
Mount as ext2 w/master shutdown N/A yes
Mount as ext2 w/master running yes NO
Is this behavior expected?
Thanks.
"Mike MacIsaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (845) 433-7061
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