Why bogus filesystem entry in /etc/fstab fails machine to boot in RHEL7?

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Issue

  • Why bogus filesystem entry in /etc/fstab fails machine to boot in RHEL7?
  • Will wrong/temporary-unavailable entry in /etc/fstab bypass the machine to boot?
  • For nfs mount point, if the nfs server is temporary unreachable during OS booting, how to make the OS ignore it?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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