Redhat 8.0 - Managing disk partitions using "parted"
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### Intstallation
    
    rpm -ivh parted-1.4.24-6.i386.rpm
    
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### Creating a partition
    
    1- Boot your system in rescue mode. When prompted to mount the file system, select Skip.
    
    2- Making the partition :
     # parted /dev/hda
      (parted) print (display the partition table)
      (parted) mkpart logical ext3 14605 17605 (3GB)
      (parted) print (remember minor number of new partition)
      (parted) quit
     #exit (reboot)
    
    3- Make sure the kernel recognizes the new partition:
      # cat /proc/partitions
    
    4- Formating the partition :
     # mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hda8
    
    5- Labeling the partition :
     # e2label /dev/hda8 /storage
    
    6- Creating the mount point :
     # mkdir /storage
    
    7- Add to /etc/fstab :
     LABEL=/storage /storage ext3 defaults 1 2
    
    8- reboot
    
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### Removing a partition
    
    1- Boot your system in rescue mode. When prompted to mount the file system, select Skip.
    
    2- Deleting the partition :
     # parted /dev/hda
      (parted) print
      (parted) rm 8
      (parted) print
      (parted) quit
     # exit
    
    3- Again boot your system in rescue mode. When prompted to mount the file system, select continue.
    
    4- Remove corresponding line from /etc/fstab :
     # chroot /mnt/sysimage
     # vi /etc/fstab (delete corresponding line)
     # exit (exit chroot)
     # exit (reboot)
    
    5- Make sure the kernel knows the partition is removed:
     # cat /proc/partitions
    
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### Resizing a partition
    
    1- Boot your system in rescue mode. When prompted to mount the file system, select Skip.
    
    2- Resize the partition :
     # parted /dev/hda
      (parted) print
      (parted) resize 8 14605 19605
      (The used space of the partition to resize must not be larger than the new size.)
      (parted) print
      (parted) quit
     # exit
    
    3- Make sure the partition was mounted and is recognized with the new size :
     # df -h

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_BY: Pejman Moghadam_  
_TAG: parted, partitioning, fstab_  
_DATE: 2007-09-24 13:25:36_