Filesystem become read-only, why can't I find any error messages in /var/log/messages file for investigation?

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Issue

  • Some filesystems appears to be becoming read-only on my system. Why can't I find any errors logged in /var/log/messages file for investigation?
  • VM guest RHEL 5 running on ESX 4.0 has its root filesystem turn read-only, no errors are logged. How can I find the cause of read-only filesystem?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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