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Restoring a missing or corrupted /etc/fstab file

The following messages may be displayed at boot time if the /etc/fstab file is missing or corrupted:

WARNING: Couldn't open /etc/fstab: No such file or direcctory

WARNING: bad format on line # of /etc/fstab

The /etc/fstab file is missing or its contents have become corrupted. This prevents some or all file systems from being mounted successfully.

 To restore a missing or corrupted /etc/fstab file

1. Log in under maintenance mode.
2. Remount the root file system in read-write mode (an ext3 type root file system is assumed in this example; modify as appropriate):

   # mount -t ext3 -o remount,rw /dev/vx/dsk/rootvol /

3. Restore the /etc/fstab file from a recent backup, or correct its contents by editing the file.
4. Reboot the system.