What to do when ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem is remounted in read-only?

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Issue

  • What to do when an ext3 filesystem remounted in read-only mode?
  • root file system went into read-only mode, what is the possible cause and how I can recover the filesystem and mount as read write?
  • What information I can capture to provide it to Red Hat Support for findings the cause behind filesystem going read-only?
  • Why my filesystem went to read-only mode, how can I recover it and mount filesystem read-write?
  • What are the possible scenarios where a filesystem can be set to 'read only mode'?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Ext3 and 4 file systems

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