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My filesystem is read-only for several days. Searching for somesthing on my /var/log/messages and found this.

****EMITTING CHANGED for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda
****Refreshing ATA SMART data for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda
helper(pid 3495):launched job udisks-helper-ata-smart-collect on /dev/sda
helper(pid 3495):completed with exit code 0

I this a health test:

# smartctl -d ata -H /dev/sda

and get the follow output:

smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-3.1.0-1.2-default] (SUSE RPM)
Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

what can I do to prevent my filesystem to get readonly?

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  • Ok it looks like my filesystem is useless... will try to find a solution but if somebody have something to say, any idea it could be nice! Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 15:59
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    Check dmesg (run that) to see if anything is there. Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 17:14
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    Also, please tell us which filesystem, and also post its /etc/fstab entry. Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 17:17
  • Made a mistake with badblocks... will continue it later =D Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 11:15

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It could still be a file system of disk failure. Take a look at dmesg for more clues. If you have rebooted - does it come up clean or does it warn you about filesystem problems?

You should be able to remount the file system read-write using:

mount -o remount,rw /

However, it would be a good idea to try to figure out what exactly caused it to mount read-only first.

It is possible to hit a keyboard shortcut that would remount the root filesystem read-only. Usually its Alt + SysRq + U.

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  • I know that but mount -o remount,rw / doesn't do anything. Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 15:06
  • my disk was broken after all forgot to grant an answer thanks... Commented Sep 25, 2012 at 0:25
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Run a file system check (AKA "check disk") on the disk fsck /dev/sda. If the disk check report unrepairable sections, that could be why the system is mounting the disk read only. If the disk can be repaired, boot with a Live CD or Rescue Disk for your system and un fsck -f on the disk to repair it.

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  • Ok fsck.reiserfs -f /dev/sda gave me this output the reiserfs superblock cannot be found on /dev/sda. Failed to open the filesystem. Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 15:11
  • @Tim: No, he wants to fsck the partition, not the whole disk. So /dev/sda1 or whatever. Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 17:15
  • but also, you're having him run a fsck on a mounted partition. Generally not the best of ideas... Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 17:22
  • @Solo: So it's reiserfs? Migrate to another fs. Commented Aug 26, 2012 at 20:44
  • @derobert I'm have not run a fsck on a mounted partition; I'm used a liveCD to do that. Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 11:08

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