Exam EX200 Topic 8 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam
Question #: 55
Topic #: 8
Add a new logical partition having size 100MB and create the data which will be the mount point for the new partition.

Suggested Answer:

see explanation below.
Explanation
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 Keys
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?
OR
1. mke2fs -j /dev/hda? ->To create ext3 filesystem.
2. vi /etc/fstab
3. Write:
/dev/hda? /data ext3 defaults 0 0
4. Verify by mounting on current sessions also:
mount /dev/hda? /data

by Jeffrey at Jul 27, 2024, 11:57 PM

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