ubuntu - create partition / format / mount partition permanently

Overview

• sudo fdisk -l

Make drive "factory new"

• wipefs -a /dev/sda

Create Partition

• sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb
  • Create new linux partition (83)
  • Save and close

Create filesystem (ext3)

• sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb1

Mount partition

• Create mountpoint
  • sudo mkdir /srv/backup
• Find out UUID
  • sudo vol_id --uuid /dev/sdb1
• Add to fstab
  • sudo vi /etc/fstab

    • UUID=52059b2d-313d-49f1-b9b5-c56e9bfde845 /srv/backup   ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro      0       1

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