[CentOS] can't mount any secondary drive partitions

Wed Feb 22 23:53:29 UTC 2006
Tom <admin at homemachine.net>

whether I use webmin to mount or console its the same, in console I'm in 
/root trying to mount /dev/hde6 to /mnt/1

Stephen Smithstone wrote:
> 
> sorry i meant to say over a current mount point not root mount  point , 
> or you may be in the directory you are trying to mount the  new device 
> under
> 
> On 22 Feb 2006, at 23:42, Stephen Smithstone wrote:
> 
>>
>> it may look like your trying to mount you new partition over you  
>> current root partition instead of on a new mount point , what is  you  
>> mount command for the /dev/hde6
>>
>> On 22 Feb 2006, at 23:32, Tom wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have just installed centos 4.2 on machine remotely and  everything 
>>> went well, a second drive was installed, I partitioned  it, rebooted 
>>> and then tried to mount it but keep getting the error
>>>
>>> mount: /dev/hde6 already mounted or /mnt/1 busy
>>>
>>> this happens with every partition on any secondary disk, we put a  
>>> third disk in and get the same error.
>>>
>>> I have googled but not found anything relevant, most info relates  to 
>>> LVM or raid of which we have neither.
>>>
>>> any help greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> tom
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