Mount gives the error: mount: special device <device> does not exist
Issue
- Cannot mount filesystem:
# mount -a
mount: special device /dev/mapper/AAA_SdDg-AAA_SdHv does not exist
mount: special device /dev/mapper/AAA--2_SdDg-AAA_SdHv does not exist
- In a similarly reported issue, following errors were seen in
/var/log/boot.log
file
mount: special device /dev/mapper/vg_01-lv_01p1 does not exist
mount: special device /dev/mapper/vg_01-lv_backupp1 does not exist
mount: special device /dev/mapper/vg_01-lv_data01p1 does not exist
mount: special device /dev/mapper/vg_01-lv_redo01p1 does not exist
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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