Thanks for the reply... But isn't it true that if I use partprobe command, I don't need to reboot my machine for kernel to read partition changes?
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Mike Burger <mbur...@bubbanfriends.org>wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've created a new partition on /dev/sda on my CentOS machine after which > > fdisk -l gives output as: > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux > > /dev/sda2 14 3500 28009327+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sda3 3501 6527 24314377+ 83 Linux > > > > Now, when I run partprobe I get the following error: > > Error: Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition > > /dev/sda3 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about > > any changes you made to /dev/sda3 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't > > mount it or use it in any way before rebooting. > > Warning: The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/sda > > (Device or resource busy). This means Linux won't know anything about > the > > modifications you made until you reboot. You should reboot your computer > > before doing anything with /dev/sda. > > > > I'm using parted rpm version "parted-1.8.1-29.el5". Is it some issue with > > this version or with the way I'm using this command? > > In my experience, this is normal behavior...it's not any different than if > you used fdisk, instead. > > You're modifying the partition table on the boot drive, and, if I recall > correctly, there isn't a mechanism for the kernel to reread the partition > table of the boot drive. > > Long story short, you'll need to reboot. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
