Server does not boot up with error "udev-work[xxx] inotify_add_watch(/dev/dm-X) failed: No such file or directory"

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Issue

  • Server does not boot up with error below.
udev-work[xxx] inotify_add_watch(/dev/dm-X) failed: No such file or directory
  • System dropped to maintenance shell due to filesystem check failure. But able to mount root lv and access its filesystem manually.
fsck.ext4 No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/mapper/vgname-lvname

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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