Re: Cannot boot

Boriska wrote:
I use RHEL 4.0.
I created a new volume group with system-config-lvm and accidentally
mounted it on / where /dev/sda3 was already mounted. Although I left
"mount on startup" unchecked, the system would not come up when I
restarted.
How can I fix it? Please help.

Suggestion only. I have never had this problem. Considering my skill at screwing things up this is surprising.

cat /etc/mtab and see if it is there at all. If not then it is not mounted. If not mounted redo the configuration and put it some place else. If it is there use it where it is or umount it and put it some place else.

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