File system not writable or Read only File System errors

[Darin Perusich]

we need some more details from you on this.

1. what program are you using when this happens, i'm assuming firefox?
2. what directory are you downloading into?
3. output from the 'mount' command
4. mount point entry from /etc/fstab

have you tried using another program to download into said directory, 
wget or ftp?

Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:
> Guess it wasn't Firefox. It suddenly became a read-only file system 
> again and firefox was not loaded. Any one have any ideas?
> Bob
> 
> Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:
> 
>> After rebooting I'm able to write. If I start up mozilla-Firefox then 
>> the /home  and all sub directories become unwritable. Usually Firefox 
>> will crash as well. So I've narrowed the problem to Firefox. However, 
>> I still can't find out why it is doing this. I think if I compile 
>> firefox from source and then install it, I may have better luck. Suse 
>> has been giving me several problems lately such as corrupting my sound 
>> card on YOU (Yast online Update).  It may be time to back it all up 
>> and do a Gentoo install.  Just don't know if I can find the time. 
>> Can't even find the time to fix the sound card trouble.
>> Bob
>>
>> deadpoint wrote:
>>
>>> what are the permissions on the directory in questions, 'ls -ld .' 
>>> can you touch a file within the same directory, 'touch test_file'?
>>>
>>> Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:
>>>
>>>> Only 65% used. I checked that before posting. Should have mentioned 
>>>> that.
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hard drive filled up?
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everyone:
>>>>>>    Recently I've been getting errors when I try to save files or 
>>>>>> download programs. It claims my home directory is not writable or 
>>>>>> it says it is a read only file system.  Has anyone experienced 
>>>>>> this before? I don't know what has caused this.  I currently run 
>>>>>> Suse 9.1 on a scsi workstation using the reiser file system. Any 
>>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>

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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com