Rescue mode failed with error "fstab entry /dev/sdaX is malformed: scanned format(ext3) differs from fstab format (ext4)" in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Issue
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Anaconda failed to mount ext3 formatted filesystem due to fstype mismatch in /etc/fstab file.
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Rescue mode failed with error "An error occurred trying to mount some or all of your system"
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Found the following error in virtual console
- Filesystem is mounting properly during normal boot.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Anaconda
- Linux rescue mode
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