while do the factory reset of pa 5250 showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0

yahweh05455 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:19:05 GMT

Hi ,

We have Palo alto 5250 we have forgotten the password so we are planning to do factor reset of the device but we have done factor reset to but while completing the percentage automatically it's reboot and went again maintenance mode when we click the factory reset again it's Looping again and again same maintenance mode if go disk image also showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0

I trying to fix but I couldn't pls has anyone one facing same issue and fix this pls let me know it's very helpful to fix the issue

Re: while do the factory reset of pa 5250 showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0

abayoumi21 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:53:23 GMT

It seems there is one of the following which occurred due to an interrupted PAN-OS upgrade or Power loss:

Corrupted PAN-OS image
Corrupted disk partition table
Failing SSD

Therefore, my recommendation to open a TAC Case immediately.

topic Re: while do the factory reset of pa 5250 showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0 in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

while do the factory reset of pa 5250 showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0

Re: while do the factory reset of pa 5250 showing error: findfs: unable to resolve 'label=sysroot0