[CentOS] can't mount any secondary drive partitions

Thu Feb 23 02:09:46 UTC 2006
Tom <admin at homemachine.net>

I've added this to rc.local in the interim

dmsetup remove_all; sleep 10; mount /dev/hde1

Stephen Smithstone wrote:
> whats the ouput of the command mount
> On 22 Feb 2006, at 23:53, Tom wrote:
> 
>> 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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