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Add a new logical partition having size 100MB and create the /data which will be the mount point for the new partition.

Answers: 1. Use fdisk /dev/hda ->To create new partition. 2. Type n-> For New partitions 3. It will ask for Logical or Primary Partitions. Press l for logical. 4. It will ask for the Starting Cylinder: Use the Default by pressing Enter Key. 5. Type the Size: +100M ->You can…

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Question

Add a new logical partition having size 100MB and create the /data which will be the mount point for the new partition.

Explanation

Answers:

  1. Use fdisk /dev/hda ->To create new partition.
  2. Type n-> For New partitions
  3. It will ask for Logical or Primary Partitions. Press l for logical.
  4. It will ask for the Starting Cylinder: Use the Default by pressing Enter Key.
  5. Type the Size: +100M ->You can Specify either Last cylinder of Size here.
  6. Press p to verify the partitions lists and remember the partitions name.
  7. Press w to write on partitions table.
  8. Either Reboot or use partprobe command.
  9. Use mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hda?
  10. Or
  11. mke2fs -j /dev/hda? ->To create ext3 filesystem.
  12. vi /etc/fstab
  13. Write:
  14. /dev/hda? /data ext3 defaults 0 0
  15. Verify by mounting on current Sessions also:
  16. mount /dev/hda? /data

Topics

#logical partition#LVM#mount point creation#disk management

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