Create Partition

To create a partition on a volume, do the following:

1. View the attached disks using the following command:

   fdisk -l

2. Find the disk that you want to create a partition on.

3. Create a new partition using the following command:

   sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc

   Note: Replace /dev/sdc with the name of the disk you want to create a partition on.

4. Create a new mount point using the following command:

   sudo mkdir /mnt/data

   Note: Replace /mnt/data with the name of the mount point you want to create.

5. Mount the new partition using the following command:

   sudo mount /dev/sdc /mnt/data

   Note: Replace /dev/sdc with the name of the disk you want to create a partition on.

6. Verify that the partition was created by running the following command:

   lsblk -o NAME,PATH,SIZE,FSAVAIL,FSUSE%,MOUNTPOINT

7. Edit the /etc/fstab file to mount the new partition automatically on boot:

   • Open the /etc/fstab file using nano.

   sudo nano /etc/fstab
   • Add the following line to the bottom of the file:

   /dev/sdc /mnt/data ext4 defaults,noatime,nofail 0 2

   Note: Replace /dev/sdc with the name of the disk you want to create a partition on.

   • Save the changes with Ctrl+O and then return
   • Exit nano with Ctrl+X.