Getting error messgae "Failed to save mount : The device file '/dev/sdbX' does not exist" while mounting partition

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Issue

  • 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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