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Error Mounting Device: "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdX, missing codepage or helper program, or other error" (Doc ID 2851397.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 02, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Oracle Compute Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After adding a new disk / block volume to an Oracle Linux 7/8 system, trying to mount the device produces an error:

OL7:

 

Changes

 A new disk or block volume device was added to the system

Cause

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