[CentOS] device in use after a reboot

sebastian centos at secretusenet.com
Fri May 17 09:52:47 UTC 2013


unbelievable!

after a reboot:
sometimes:
/dev/sda1               1      267350  2147483647+  ee  GPT

sometimes:
/dev/sdc1               1      267350  2147483647+  ee  GPT


The server change the device-name.I'm confused - I will use the UUID in 
fstab

Am 17.05.2013 11:22, schrieb sebastian:
> Hello,
>
> I have a server with an 17tb scsi-storage. In past, the storage has a
> "jfs"-filesystem. Now i want to create a "ext4"-filesystem. I have
> update the e2fsprogs from 1.41 to 1.42 (16tb limit >1.41).
>
> Now I have an 17tb-storage as /dev/sda1 with ext4. I can mount this
> device as /home/ (/etc/fstab "/dev/sda1    /home/    ext4 defaults   1
> 2". Now I start a e2fschk /dev/sda1 (umounted). No error-messages are in
> the screen.
>
> If I now reboot the server, the server does not started:
>
> <---//
> Checking filesystems
> /dev/md2: clean, .....
> /dev/md0: clean, .....
> /dev/sda1 is in use.
> e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.
>
>
> *** An error occurred during the file system check.
> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> *** when you leave the shell.
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D to continue):
> //--->
>
>
> I think thats can be a problem with the e2fsprogs 1.42, now i reinstall
> the server with the default e2fsprogs 1.41 from CentOS 6.4 and create
> only a 16tb /dev/sda1 partition with ext4. But if i start a "e2fschk
> /dev/sda1" and reboot the server, i have the same message in the
> boot-screen and the server does not boot.
>
> Why the system thinks that the device still be in use? How can i change
> this?
>
> Thanks Sebastian
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