[CentOS] partprobe command showing error

[YB Tan Sri Dato Sri' Adli a.k.a Dell]

Regards,

YB Tan Sri Dato' Sri Adli a.k.a Dell

my.linkedin.com/pub/yb-tan-sri-dato-sri-adli-a-k-a-dell/44/64b/464/
H/p number:  (017) 362 3661




________________________________
 From: Anumeha Prasad <anumeha.prasad at gmail.com>
To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CentOS] partprobe command showing error
 

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 <mburger at 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 at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>
_______________________________________________
CentOS mailing list
CentOS at centos.org
http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos