On Wed, Dec 29, 2010, Mark wrote: >I have a CentOS VM that I messed up and it now can't find /home >(because it's gone), so it comes up in recovery mode. Would a manual fsck help fix this? >What can I do in recovery mode? It won't let me modify any files, >which makes it hard to fix the fstab, so ...??? This command will remount the root file system read-write so you can edit things. mount -n -oremount,rw / When you're done this will remount read-only. mount -n -oremount,ro / Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, Democracy attaches all possible value to each man, while socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville == 1848