Hi, Did you try using fdisk for partition? and the use partprobe. eg. #fdisk /dev/sdi # partprobe #mke2fs -j /dev/sdiX I hope this would help. Regards, Raj On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Doll, Margaret Ann <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > In this particular case, I have rebooted the system many times and am > unable > to get mkfs to work. The disk partitions are also not on the same disk as > /. How do I get the disk partitions to work with mkfs? > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Corey Kovacs <corey.kovacs@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Important to note > > > > 1. It's not often / is repartitioned. > > 2. This isn't a problem unique to RHEL. > > > > C > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 8:14 AM, "Marti, Robert" <RJM002@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > A reboot is required if you change partitions on the same disk that > > houses /. > > > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 6:41, "Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS)" < > > Matthew.Stainforth@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>> the default behavior for RHEL6 but I am not sure when or IF it > > >>> actually hit RHEL5. Sounds like it might have. In RHEL6 a reboot is > > >>> simply a requirement, full stop. > > >> > > >> In RHEL6 a reboot is required between repartitioning and mkfs'ing? > What > > a sad thing if true. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> redhat-list mailing list > > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list