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How to format and mount secondary partition

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  • 27/01/2023 12:28 PM

Firstly, type fdisk /dev/vda1 to create partition

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You can type m for help, to see what option can do

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Then type n for new partition

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Type p for extend partition and insert the storage size

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To ensure the partition is added type p to print

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Moreover, type lsblk -f to check the file system

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Secondly, type sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/vda1 to format the disk,

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Type lsblk -f to check again

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Then type sudo mkdir -p [mountpoint] to create mountpoint

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There is no output mean successfully, and type again lsblk -f to check again

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