I am attempting to mount and unmount devices on my VirtualBox openSUSE Leap 15.0 Linux virtual machine, using the "mount" and "umount" commands respectively. What I have found through Internet searches has not been successful up to this point. In particular, I would like to be able to unmount the "/dev/sda2" device on all of the directories it is associated with. On all of those directories, "/dev/sda2" is currently configured as read-only ( i.e., "ro" ), but I would like to unmount this device and mount it as read-write ( i.e., "rw" ) on all of those directories. Screenshots of the "df" command output and the "mount" command output are included as attachments for your consideration. Thank you for your help.
Attempting to mount and unmount devices on openSUSE Leap 15.0.
- Thread starter russell1
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Doesn't look like the machine can work because root is 100% full as well as the rest of the filesystem that it needs to work with except /home. The root partition will usually work well up to around 90% full, but as space used on its partition increases, it's functioning ability decreases at some pinch point.
In a real machine for ordinary computer use (e.g. browsing, email, word processing, graphics etc) one doesn't really need all those partitions. Often just a root and home partition suffice, (with EFI and swap partitions or a bios_boot partition if applicable), or even just the single root partition that has /home within it will do. One would think multiple partitions are even less useful for ordinary computing in a virtual machine. If however one is experimenting with, for example, having, say, a separate small /var partition to see how it affects the functioning of a system, that's a different case.
In a real machine for ordinary computer use (e.g. browsing, email, word processing, graphics etc) one doesn't really need all those partitions. Often just a root and home partition suffice, (with EFI and swap partitions or a bios_boot partition if applicable), or even just the single root partition that has /home within it will do. One would think multiple partitions are even less useful for ordinary computing in a virtual machine. If however one is experimenting with, for example, having, say, a separate small /var partition to see how it affects the functioning of a system, that's a different case.
Osprey, is there any way to salvage my openSUSE virtual machine, or will I have to start over? This morning, while attempting to increase the size of the ".vdi" file, the "Attributes" tab ( under the Virtual Media Manager option ) in VirtualBox 7.0 is greyed out. A few attachments have been included for your consideration. Thank you for your help.
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As I understand it, btrfs has some good tools for modifying partitions, but unfortunately I have no experience with it. VirtualBox is also foreign to me, since I use KVM. I guess the choice you have is hitting a learning curve in relation to how btrfs can help you with the current arrangement, or begin again with an eye to a less vulnerable partitioning arrangement.
