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RH202 · Question #19
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:
- Use fdisk /dev/hda ->To create new partition.
- Type n-> For New partitions
- It will ask for Logical or Primary Partitions. Press l for logical.
- It will ask for the Starting Cylinder: Use the Default by pressing Enter Key.
- Type the Size: +100M ->You can Specify either Last cylinder of Size here.
- Press p to verify the partitions lists and remember the partitions name.
- Press w to write on partitions table.
- Either Reboot or use partprobe command.
- Use mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hda?
- Or
- mke2fs -j /dev/hda? ->To create ext3 filesystem.
- vi /etc/fstab
- Write:
- /dev/hda? /data ext3 defaults 0 0
- Verify by mounting on current Sessions also:
- mount /dev/hda? /data
Topics
#logical partition#LVM#mount point creation#disk management
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