how to modify /etc/fstab ?

[Zbigniew Koziol]

On 7/21/08, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> > The story is longer, but I will try to keep it short.
> >
> > I bought a very nice computer for just $ 160. Of course with Windows
> > installed there. And when sweatching between the old one and new one,
> > the old one stopped working. Seems that a problem with video
> > connection, though I am not sure :(
> >
> > Let me at least have the new one working.
> >
> > I took out hard drive (there were two) from the old one and put it in
> > the new one.
> >
> > Good. At least it attempts to boot up. It brings me to read-only mode
> > beacuse it can not mount another hard drive that is listed in
> > /etc/fstab and does not exist on new computer (there is just one slot
> > for HD connection on new computer)
> >
> > I can not modify /etc/fstab and disable booting another harddrive that
> > was in older computer, because it is in read-only mode.
> >
>
> Are you trying to edit as root?  If not you won't be allowed to.  Also, if
> root, it's easy to change permissions to make it writable.

As root.

Common...

I am in read only mode. How to go to single-user mode?


>
> >
> > I did the thing in the past. I guess I used CD for rebooting in single
> > user mode. But I have no CD now, I have DVD only. The computer has CD
> > only.
> >
> > Any parameters to be entered during reboot?
> >
> > But the screen goes so fast when booting. I do not really know how to
> > enter any kernel parameters.
> >
> > This is Centos 5.
> >
> > zb.
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