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    Server Migration Center:What do I do if the "Problems with parsing data in /etc/fstab" error message appears?

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    Server Migration Center:What do I do if the "Problems with parsing data in /etc/fstab" error message appears?

    Last Updated:May 10, 2024

    This topic describes the cause of the "Problems with parsing data in /etc/fstab" error message that is reported when you use Server Migration Center (SMC) to migrate a Linux operating system. This topic also describes how to resolve the error.

    Problem description

    The "Problems with parsing data in /etc/fstab" error message is reported when a Linux operating system is being migrated by using SMC.

    Cause

    The /etc/fstab configuration file of the source server to be migrated contains mount items that cannot be parsed.

    Solution

    1. Connect to the source server. For more information, see Connect to an instance.

    2. Delete abnormal mount items, such as invalid device names or mount directories, from the /etc/fstab configuration file of the source server to be migrated.

    3. After the error is resolved, run the SMC client and retry the migration job. For more information, see Run the SMC client.