[ILUG] NFS Client problem / Linux Boot Problem

[Cormac McClean]

Hi,

I think  the problem is that I changed the mtab file (and possibly fstab) to
automatically  connect to the nfs server... which isn't happening.

So, my question is: is there a way I can boot the machine to bypass the
nfs connections, like boot into single user mode?

Thanks, Cormac.

Cormac McClean wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with one of the PCs in the "Linux" Lab. I was testing it as an
> nfs client, and it wasn't connecting to my server. So I attempted to reboot
> (cleanly, I thought) and now  it won't reboot. The last messages I get are:
>
> Checking root filesystem
> /dev/hda3 clean <fs stats> [ OK ]
> Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode [ OK ]
>
> and then it hangs... CTRL-ALT-DELETE has no effect. I tried a boot disk, but the
>
> same thing happens.
>
> It's a dual boot RH6.0 / NT 4 PC.
>
> I'm not sure if this is a hardware/disk error, I rebooted successfully into the
> NT partition and all seems well (and yet it was refused by the nfs server,
> whereas the next PC had no problems connecting), or a Linux configuration
> problem.  Any ideas how I would recover? Do I need to reinstall? (not a
> disaster, but would like to avoid it).
>
> Thanks in advance, and thanks for the previous help with my NTFS/HPFS
> query.
>
> Regards,
> Cormac.