Why do I see the following mount error: mount: /dev/sdxX already mounted or /test/volume busy?

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Issue

  • When using mount -av we see the following errors:
mount: /dev/sdx1 already mounted or /test/volume busy
mount: /dev/sdx2 already mounted or /test/volume1 busy
mount: /dev/sdx3 already mounted or /test/volume2 busy
mount: /dev/sdd2 already mounted or /test/volume3 busy
mount: /dev/sdx4 already mounted or /test/volume4 busy
mount: /dev/sdx5 already mounted or /test/volume5 busy

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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