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Virtual machine is in read only mode. How can i rectify this?

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Question

Why does my Linux VM start up in read only mode?

 

Environment:

All OnApp versions

 

Answer

This is usually caused by file system corruption in the primary volume of the Virtual Server(Machine).

Please follow these steps to resolve the issue:

  1. Shut down the VM from the CP interface.
  2. Boot the VM into recovery mode.
  3. Then perform an fsck on the primary disk (See the FSCK guide).
  4. After the fsck is completed start up the VM in normal mode again.