Now that it has been rebooted, are you still unable to create the directory or write to it's parent? In other words, has the issue been resolved by rebooting?
>From that mount command output, it appears that while /var/run and /var/lock are using tmpfs in their own mount path, the prime /var directory looks to be in the same filesystem as / (and it is set to remount as RO if there are any errors.) Just as a side comment (not recommending you change it but an opportunity to learn something...) Having /var share a filesystem with / (where /root logs into, and where /etc are rooted, etc.) isn't the best configuration if the server is also acting as a server that accepts content over remote connections, such as an ftp or smtp server which write content into /var/spool or similar directories, but it could be OK in this customers case as they may not have any public facing services (I have no idea) On 10/26/2011 10:27 AM, Ann wrote: > David, > Well they brought the server back up. Here is the result of the mount > command > > /dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) > proc on /proc type proc (rw) > /sys on /sys type sysfs (rw) > varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw) > varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw) > udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.15-51-386/volatile type tmpfs (rw) > > which is very close to what my other servers look like with the > exception of this line: > securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) > > What do you think? > thanks > Ann > > > David Kaiser wrote: >> It's hard to imagine, but... is the /var filesystem mounted readonly? >> The error doesn't look like directory permissions, but filesystem issues. >> >> run the 'mount' command and inspect any filesystems with a portion of >> '/var/' in the mountpath, and/or do not contain 'rw' in the mount options. >> >> >> >> On 10/26/2011 09:43 AM, Ann wrote: >> >>> I have a customer with an ubuntu linux server. Last time I made any >>> changes for him was in July. Now when I go to copy anything to the >>> server I get the following: >>> >>> cp: cannot create directory >>> `/var/lib/tomcat5/backups/Infoportal_test_20111026_0936': Read-only file >>> system >>> >>> It looks like something must have changed, but we have not done anything >>> and I am pretty sure neither has he. Any thoughts? >>> >>> I am signed in as root (please don't give me a lecture) >>> thanks >>> Ann Richmond >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> > > -- > Ann Richmond > ---------------- > Randr Inc > 951-369-3427 > 951-787-8683 Fax > www.randrinc.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
