File system errors were encountered that could not be fixed automatically

Technical Articles ID: KB74410
Last Modified: 10/15/2021

Environment

McAfee SIEM Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 11.x

Problem

You see the following error when booting:

File system errors were encountered that could not be fixed automatically. This system cannot continue to boot and will therefore be halted until those errors are fixed manually by a system administrator

Solution

To resolve this issue:

Identify the file system that needs to be repaired. The error message you see at boot states a volume label name contains a file system with errors, check forced. Typically, the volume label is "/".
Download and burn the SystemRescue CD from the SystemRescue Download page.
If you plan to use a USB drive as a boot device to install the System Rescue CD, follow the instructions on the Installing SystemRescue on a USB memory stick page.
Make sure that the system BIOS is configured to boot from the USB CD and boot from the CD.
Choose the default boot options and press Enter.
At the root@sysresccd /root % prompt, run the blkid command. Within the output, find LABEL= and then the volume label of the file system with errors.
Run the fsck command and perform a manual file system check on partitions. Examples: fsck /dev/sda3 or fsck /dev/sdc1.
If the file system can be fixed, a prompt to fix each identified inode, block, or size with the issue is returned. Enter y at each prompt until all items are fixed.
- If the file system can't be fixed, an error is returned. Take a screenshot of the error and contact Technical Support.
- If the file system is fixed, remove the System Rescue CD, restart the system. If the system does not start correctly, contact Technical Support.

To contact Technical Support, go to the Create a Service Request page and log on to the ServicePortal.

If you are a registered user, type your User ID and Password, and then click Log In.
If you are not a registered user, click Register and complete the fields to have your password and instructions emailed to you.

Affected Products

SIEM Enterprise Security Manager 11.5.x
SIEM Enterprise Security Manager 11.4.x
SIEM Enterprise Security Manager 11.3.x
SIEM Enterprise Security Manager 11.2.x
SIEM Enterprise Security Manager 11.1.x

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