Getting error messgae "Failed to save mount : The device file '/dev/sdbX' does not exist" while mounting partition
Issue
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Able to mount a partition forcefully using command
mount -f /<mount-point>
but unable to see existing data. -
The following error occurs while mounting to another mount point.
"Failed to save mount : The device file '/dev/sdbX' does not exist" # mount -vvv /dev/sdbX /<mount-point> mount: you didn't specify a filesystem type for /dev/sdbX mount: special device /dev/sdbX does not exist
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
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