My filesystem is read-only
Linode
Linode Staff
I'm experiencing errors that state that my filesystem is read-only. For example, when I attempt to take a physical backup of my database, it tells me this:
mkdir /opt/backupfiles
mkdir: cannot create directory ?/opt/backupfiles?: Read-only file system
How can I fix this?
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rgerke
Linode Staff
If you are running into this error, and you find you're running a read-only filesystem I would first recommend trying to remount your filesystem by running the following command:
> sudo mount -o remount, rw
If this doesn't resolve the situation, I recommend running a filesystem check. The first step in doing that is to boot your Linode into Rescue Mode, and we have written a guide on how to do that:
Once you're in Rescue Mode, you can run the filesystem check. Please follow the guide linked below to do so: