Re: fsck on Caldera 2.3 Linux

From: Bob Hauck (postmaster_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:24:29 -0500

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:26:38 -0600, mjt <mjtobler@removethis_mail.ru> wrote:
> Christian wrote:
>
>> Bob, I tried "mount -o remount,ro /" and I got the following:
>> mount:  /  is  busy
>> Is there something else I need to do to make it unbusy?
>
> .... boot from a knoppix live cd and fdisk away those
> caldera partitions and use a good Linux distro

That would be a good idea, except that I think the OP said he didn't
have physical access to the machine. 

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