fstab not any more in /etc/fstab

[dr_smit]

I tried to delete a partition (/hdc12) to increase Mandriva /home partion (/hdc9) but I was only halfway sucessful, Now, Mandriva booting gets struck halfway to locate the deleted partion.

I wish to remedy this by deleting the mention in /fstab
the problem is:
in midnight commander, I cannot locate /fstab in /etc/fstab..
I cannot therefore boot into Mandriva 2008..
How can I locate /fstab to delete mention of the no longer lasting partion.

cat /fstab echoes valid results

[devils casper]

Boot up from any LiveCD and mount / ( root) partition Or boot up in Rescue mode. Delete /dev/hdc12 mount line from /etc/fstab.

nano /etc/fstab

[dr_smit]

Its what I plan to do but there's no /fstab in /etc..

How to locate /fstab..

it exists as cat /fstab proves it..

I am offered [FileSystem Repair]# promt when the boot fails..
then I can do:

cat /fstab
and
mc (midnight commander)

By the while searching older threads for /fstab.. A mexican was all praise for INDIANS --- thanks to you DC..

[dr_smit]

Its what I plan to do but there's no /fstab in /etc..

How to locate /fstab..

it exists as cat /fstab proves it..

I am offered [FileSystem Repair]# promt when the boot fails..
then I can do:

cat /fstab
and
mc (midnight commander)

By the way, while searching older threads for /fstab.. A mexican was all praise for INDIANS --- thanks to you DC..

[sdimhoff]

updatedb && slocate fstab

If it isn't anywhere to be seen you can always just make a new one. Copy one from a live cd then make adjustments if you want a template.

[devils casper]

Have you tried any LiveCD?

Post the output of fdisk -l command and details about each partition, if possible.
We will create new /etc/fstab file.

[dr_smit]

I was looking for /fstab in MC under /etc but I had to look for fstab instead..
I edited fstab

Challenge beaten to half:-
I now can reach login screen of mandriva but putting in username and password (for default desktop KDE).. the circling around mouse arrow loops on and on and on..
I tried other desktops-- ICEWM, I am logged in but my every maneuvre echoes a warning No Suffiecient rights. If I su in console, it says wrong password.

Can this possilbly have a relation to moving /usr (I am not sure but I may have very well deleted /usr in this process)

[sdimhoff]

If I su in console, it says wrong password.

As your normal user execute "groups"

If the group "wheel" doesn't show up then your user won't be able to su to root.

gpasswd -a <user> wheel

If wheel was in your user's groups, then I would ask this question: If you exit your x session and just go to a terminal, can you log in as root from there?

[dr_smit]

As your normal user execute "groups"

If the group "wheel" doesn't show up then your user won't be able to su to root.

gpasswd -a <user> wheel

I could not follow this.


I can login as root if I do console login; but I can not login as root (su) in a terminal opened in ICEWM, it returns - Wrong Password

[sdimhoff]

Sorry if I was unclear.
1.) Log in as your non-root user from the terminal (without x running)
2.) Give the following command:
groups

Here is the output of mine:
$ groups
wheel audio cdrom video games usb users scanner

You will notice that wheel is one of these groups. Being in the "wheel" group allows my normal user to "su root". If my normal user was not in the wheel group then I wouldn't be able to. It was just a thought.

To add yourself to the "wheel" group you would give this command:

gpasswd <username> wheel

If your user is already in the wheel group then there is something else amiss, but this was the only thing I could think of. At that point hopefully devils_casper will have an idea.