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RHCE RHCT Exam Question: How to stop/start network interface

Saturday, May 13, 2006

RHCE RHCT Exam Question: How to stop/start network ethernet interface:

[root@ice ~]# ifdown eth0

[root@ice ~]# ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:29:2A:47:7F
inet addr:192.168.0.103 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1899 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:833 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:923925 (902.2 KiB) TX bytes:283867 (277.2 KiB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1400

[root@ice ~]# ifup eth0

Determining IP information for eth0... done.
[root@ice ~]# ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0C:29:2A:47:7F
inet addr:192.168.0.103 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fe2a:477f/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1900 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:838 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:924267 (902.6 KiB) TX bytes:284517 (277.8 KiB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1400

RHCE RHCT Exam:Create and Mount filesystem in redhat enterprise Linux

RHCE RHCT Exam:Create and Mount filesystem in redhat enterprise Linux:

  • Redhat Enterprise 4 Linux you can use fdisk -l to list existing partitions on your system as a part of your Lab in RH133 Course :
[root@ice ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 21.4 GB, 21474836480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2610 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 1318 10482412+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda3 1319 1579 2096482+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda4 1580 2610 8281507+ 5 Extended
  • Here we have unallocated extended partition . Remember you can have only 3 Primary partitions for a single disk in Redhat in our case we have SCSI disk /dev/sda where we have 3 primary partitions,with remaining unlloacted space you need to create Extended partition if you need to create more than 3 partitions .
#fdisk /dev/sda
  • ON COMMAND TYPE n to create new partition , hit enter for start cylinder number and then on last cyliner i used +1024M you can use +1G as well , because i am going to create 1 GB filesystem :
Command (m for help): n
First cylinder (1580-2610, default 1580):
Using default value 1580
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1580-2610, default 2610): +1024M
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.

WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.
The kernel still uses the old table.
The new table will be used at the next reboot.
Syncing disks.

Here is a catch that would be really stupid idea to reboot your Redhat enterprise Linux server to activate your partition table changes. I am sure Redhat will remove this warning in their upcoming redhat enterprise level 5 Linux version.Also you can save time in your RHCT/RHCE Certification Exam using partprobe. Note this how i am activating new partition table changes using PARTPROBE magic command.


[root@ice ~]# partprobe

[root@ice ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 21.4 GB, 21474836480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2610 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 14 1318 10482412+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda3 1319 1579 2096482+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda4 1580 2610 8281507+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1580 1704 1004031 83 Linux

  • Now I have to create a directory where i need to mount new +1 GB fileystem i am going to make ext3 filesystem .
#mkdir /home

[root@ice ~]# mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sda5
[root@ice ~]# mount /dev/sda5 /home
[root@ice ~]# df -h /home
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 966M 18M 899M 2% /home

Here is your +1GB home filesystem (type is ext3) ready to use . you can add this in yout /etc/fstab file to make change permanent where it will mount /home automatically and persistent to server reboots.