Linux errno

Linux errno EROFS

In Linux errno, code EROFS is EROFS. The official source describes it as “Read-only file system”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

CodeEROFS
SymbolEROFS
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Read-only file system

In plain language

In Linux errno, code EROFS is EROFS. The official source describes it as “Read-only file system”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

Numeric value on this Linux runtime: 30. Numeric errno values can vary across systems. The symbolic errno name is the portable identity; numeric mappings can vary by platform.

Authoritative source

Linux man-pages errno(3)

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