NEWBIE: help me create/mount a disc

[hristo77]

hi!
Im trying to create a new disk so that I can download some files.


I have done this:

* Created a new disk in VMware

as a root user:
* fdisk /dev/sdb (my new disk)
* pvcreate /dev/sdb
* vgcreate oracle /dev/sdb
* mkdir opt/oracle
* lvcreate -L 5000 -n orcl oracle
* mkfs.reiserfs /dev/oracle/orcl

Should I edit fstab? And with what?

I have tried som different things, but when I try:

mount /opt/oracle

I get a "not a block device"

or a

mount: mount point /orcl does not exist

What to do?
Are the steps above done correctly?

[ellicha]

Hallo,
Try to use partionator in Yast; here you can format the disk with the filesystem you want, make the partions you desire and set the mount's point.

See you,

[hristo77]

Thanks!

I have solved my "problem".

I do have another one now. I want to move a file to my new directory /opt/oracle

But I dont have the permission to do that. How do I change the permission on the directory? I have tried chmod, but that doesnt work, at least not for me

[ellicha]

Hi there !
Yast ->Partionatorer ->modify the partiotion you have created in your new disk...in these cards there's a flag to select: automatic mount and available for user; select them and you can use your disk without root permission

Bye

[netstrider]

su
chown username /opt/oracle

Replace username with your username.