EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on readonly filesystem

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Issue

  • System boots with the following messages:
kernel: EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on readonly filesystem.
kernel: EXT3-fs: write access will be enabled during recovery.
kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
kernel: EXT3-fs: dm-0: orphan cleanup on readonly fs
kernel: EXT3-fs: dm-0: 2 orphan inodes deleted
kernel: EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
...
kernel: EXT3 FS on dm-0, internal journal
kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • ext3 filesystem

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