RedHat Exam EX200 Topic 1 Question 65 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam

Question #: 65
Topic #: 1

Create a 512M partition, make it as ext4 file system, mounted automatically under /mnt/data and which take effect automatically at boot-start.

AExplanation:
# fdisk /dev/vda
n
+512M
w
# partprobe /dev/vda
# mkfs -t ext4 /dev/vda5
# mkdir -p /data
# vim /etc/fstab
/dev/vda5 /data ext4 defaults 0 0
# mount -a

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Pearly

1 months ago

I'm already dreaming of that sweet, sweet 512MB partition. It's going to be like a palace for my data!

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Latricia

2 months ago

Haha, I bet the exam writer is hoping we remember all those steps. Better start practicing, folks!

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Elliot

1 months ago

I'm glad we have this guide to help us out.

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Michell

1 months ago

I'll definitely need to practice those steps before the exam.

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Francisca

1 months ago

I know right, it's a lot to remember!

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Leah

2 months ago

This solution looks great! I'm glad they included the automount part, that's super important.

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Magdalene

2 months ago

Hmm, I think I'd prefer a more concise answer. All those commands are a bit overwhelming.

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Nickolas

2 days ago

Use the commands: fdisk /dev/vda, mkfs -t ext4 /dev/vda5, mkdir -p /data, vim /etc/fstab, mount -a.

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Jerry

4 days ago

You can create a 512M partition using fdisk, format it as ext4, and mount it under /mnt/data.

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Mira

13 days ago

To create a 512M partition, use fdisk, format it as ext4, and add an entry in /etc/fstab to mount it at boot.

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Kayleigh

16 days ago

You can use fdisk to create a 512M partition, format it as ext4, and then mount it under /mnt/data.

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Ceola

1 months ago

Sure! Just run fdisk to create the partition, format it as ext4, and add an entry in /etc/fstab to mount it at boot.

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Aileen

2 months ago

You can create a 512M partition using fdisk, format it as ext4, and mount it under /mnt/data.

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Aliza

2 months ago

Wow, this is a really detailed and thorough solution! I'm sure I can ace this exam with this kind of guidance.

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Carma

1 months ago

User 2: No problem, happy to help!

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Odette

2 months ago

User 1: Thanks for the detailed solution!

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Shenika

2 months ago

Exactly, we can add an entry in /etc/fstab for that.

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Isadora

2 months ago

And then we need to mount it under /mnt/data and make it auto-mount at boot.

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Shenika

2 months ago

After creating the partition, we should format it as ext4.

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Isadora

2 months ago

Yes, we can use fdisk to do that.

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Shenika

3 months ago

I think we need to create a 512M partition first.

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