[CentOS] can't mount any secondary drive partitions

Wed Feb 22 23:58:45 UTC 2006
Stephen Smithstone <stephen at smithstone.co.uk>

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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