I recently made some changes with the partitions on my system and neglected to update
fstab. As the system booted, a message appeared, stating I could:
1. type Ctrl-D to continue (I tried that, and it caused the computer to reboot and stop
anew at the same problem - not very useful); or
2. type the root password to fix the problem.
Upon trying the second method, the system logged me in, but I was unable to fix anything
because the partitions were mounted read only. This is also not useful.
How am I supposed to fix the problem (I knew exactly what it was) when I am barred from
changing anything?