Server fails to boot and console logs shows EXT4-fs (dm-X) Unrecognised mount option "defaults" or missing value.. dracut: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/vg_root/lv_root

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Issue

  • Server is not booting. Fails with message:-
..
dracut: Remounting /dev/vg_root/lv_root with -o defaults,ro
EXT4-fs (dm-1): Unrecognised mount option "defaults" or missing value
dracut: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/vg_root/lv_root
..
dracut Warning: CAn't mount root filesystem 
dracut Warning: Boot has failed. To debug this issue add "rdshell" to the kernel command line
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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