Having messed with zfs: failing to import pool

[getopt]

I did set the mountpoint of a cloned and promoted ZFS dataset to "/" resulting to get the error probably because two datasets now have mountpoint "/"

internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library

to any zfs and zpool commands.

How to fix this? System is still running, but no zfs commands are possible.

 

[hyperrealx]

This has happened to me a few times. Rebooting into Single User mode and resetting the demoted dataset mountpoint to 'none' might fix it. I'm no ZFS expert, though.

 

[tovo]

Hi,
I don't have a solution but, if you can import it on readonly mode, you can make a copy of your data and build a new pool.

 

[getopt]

make a copy of your data and build a new pool.

That's what I've done meantime. Thanks anyway.