Another workaround might be to use "init=/bin/bash" in the kernel line
to get a login prompt, then run fsck manually.
But I agree that it should ask for a sudoers password instead, if this
is possible. But after all, it should not ask for a root password, if
there is none available.
** Description changed:
I'm using Ubuntu 8.10, amd64 architecture, fully updated.
I turned on my system and after a bit of booting a little bit of fscking
I was presented with the following:
* Checking root file system...
fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
/dev/da1:
Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found.
/dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCOSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or -p options)
fsck fied with exit status 4
[fail]
* An automatic file system check (fsck) of the root filesystem failed.
A manual fsck must be performed, then the system restarted.
The fsck should be performed in maintenance mode with the
root filesystem mounted in read-only mode.
* The root filesystem is currently mounted in read-only mode.
A maintenance shell will now be started.
After performing system maintenance, press CONTROL-D
to terminate the maintenance shell and restart the system.
- Give root password for mainenance
+ Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue): _
The problem is:
- I haven't set up a root password, and a normal installation doesn't use
one. So I can't give the root password.
- Control-D restarts the system, and the same thing happens next time you
boot.
- If I boot into recovery mode using grub, the same thing happens.
So I have to use a liveCD to fsck /dev/sda1.
I should be able to provide the username and password of a sudoer to get
the privileges this maintenance shell needs, and therefore fix
(hopefully) the filesystem without impossible prompts, experimentation
with recovery mode, and multiple reboots.
I don't know what caused fsck to immediately say "/dev/sda1 contains a
file system with errors": the machine was shutdown normally last time it
was used. It is a laptop with a fully charged battery, so it could not
have been a power failure between starting the shutdown and unmounting
the filesystems.
Sorry for not knowing which package this bug belongs to.
** Summary changed:
- After fsck failure, mantenance shell asks for root password
+ After fsck failure, maintenance shell asks for root password
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After fsck failure, maintenance shell asks for root password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372430
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