How to create an entry in fstab file
 

Hai
I have created a linux partition using fdisk.its created succcessfully.
This is our partition table

[root@jingla barun]# /sbin/fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 765 6144831 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 * 766 2677 15358140 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hdb3 2678 3697 8193150 83 Linux
/dev/hdb4 3698 9729 48452040 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 3698 4972 10241406 83 Linux
/dev/hdb6 4973 5992 8193118+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb7 5993 6123 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb8 6124 7340 9775521 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdb9 7341 8341 8040501 83 Linux


we created /dev/hdb9.

but our df -h is not showing the newly created partition,
[root@jingla barun]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hdb1 5.7G 1.8G 3.7G 33% /
tmpfs 236M 0 236M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hdb5 9.5G 7.7G 1.4G 86% /home
/dev/hdb3 7.6G 4.6G 2.6G 65% /usr
/dev/hdb6 7.6G 203M 7.0G 3% /usr/local


our question is whether it will create an entry in fstab automatically after creating the partition...
this is our fstab file
LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
LABEL=/home /home ext3 defaults 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
LABEL=/usr /usr ext3 defaults 1 2
LABEL=/usr/local /usr/local ext3 defaults 1 2
LABEL=SWAP-hda7 swap swap defaults 0 0

what to do for that?can anyone suggest me?

New entry in fstab file.
 

It seems that you have successfully created a new partition, but you have not created filesystem on it.

use
#mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hdb9

This command will create ext3 filesystem on it.
/etc/fstab does not read new partitions automatically. You have to manually enter information for each new partition.

In your case go to end of /etc/fstab file and add line for your new partition.

/dev/hdb9 /data ext3 defaults 1 2

/data is a mountpoint for your new partiton. You have to create /data directory. Be careful while modifying /etc/fstab file. After editing fstab file reboot your system and then check


#df -h commanf and
#cat /etc/mtab

Df -h command will show you size of partiton, used and avalible.
cat /etc/mtab will show you that your /dev/hdb9 is mounted as /data.

fstab entries
 

information abt fstab

Ex./dev/hdb9 /data -t ext3 defaults 1 2

col 1:/dev/hdb8 -device
col 2:/data -mount point
col 3:ext3 -FS type
col 4:defaults -RW setting(can specify group ID and chmod here)
col 5:1 -crash dump(lost + found folder)
col 6:2 -mount order(1 for root and 2 for others)

LABEL=/home /home ext3 defaults 1 2
LABEL=/home /home ext3 defaults 0 0

see above two entries and tell me why to use 1 2 instead of 0 0 at last?
what is meaning of 1 2 and 0 0 ?

See the man page for fstab (i.e. "man fstab"), as all the columns are explained there.

firstly you have to reboot your system after creating the partition or use partprobe /dev/hda commmand in place of reeboot

then

#mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hdb9

This command will create ext3 filesystem on it.
/etc/fstab does not read new partitions automatically. You have to manually enter information for each new partition.

In your case go to end of /etc/fstab file and add line for your new partition.

/dev/hdb9 /data ext3 defaults 1 2

/data is a mountpoint for your new partiton. You have to create /data directory. Be careful while modifying /etc/fstab file. After editing fstab file reboot your system and then check


#df -h

manoj namdev, this thread is from 2008, so I doubt the OP cares any more.