System doesn't boot up normally due to wrong entry in /etc/fstab and goes into maintenance mode. How to correct it ?

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Issue

  • System doesn't boot up normally due to wrong entry in /etc/fstab and goes into maintenance mode. How to correct it ?
  • The system goes into maintenance mode and then requests the root password to continue. The error visible on the console may look like:
fsck.ext3: unable to resolve
  • Incorrect /etc/fstab entry causes server to go in maintenance mode prompting CTRL+D and gets stuck while booting?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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