# Ubuntu start problem
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 November 2023 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022 "2023-11-20T08:17:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@MA.ING](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MA.ING)
#### Post date: [20 November 2023 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022/1 "2023-11-20T08:17:54Z")
Hi,
I was trying to write data in usb with node red and IOT, finally i get it but when power off the IOT and repower on the usb has to be mounted manually, searching the solution i have a mistake and i modify “ **/etc /fstab** ” wrong and now ubuntu dont start in IOT, the screen show linux penguins but when have to show me the login in the console only appears \_ and cant write and do nothing.
I know is not really a node red problem but If anyone can help me I appreciate it a lot.
Thanks in advanced.
Regards.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [20 November 2023 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022/2 "2023-11-20T08:22:24Z")
If you can log in to the console, you can edit fstab using `sudo nano /path/to/file`
Once you have fixed your fstab, reboot
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### Author:  [@MA.ING](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MA.ING)
#### Post date: [20 November 2023 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022/3 "2023-11-20T08:44:25Z")
Hi Steve-Mci,
The problem is that i cant log in the console, logging dont appears and cant write nothing.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [20 November 2023 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022/4 "2023-11-20T09:29:40Z")
Ah, then you need to emergency boot or mount the file system elsewhere - there are a few methods to recover)
Google has many threads around recovering bad fstab: [ubuntu broken fstab - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+broken+fstab)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 January 2024 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ubuntu-start-problem/83022/5 "2024-01-19T09:30:40Z")
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