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CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition
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CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition

by Ted Jordan, Sandor Strohmayer
May 2023
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
19h 12m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 7

Managing Storage

In this chapter, you will learn about

•   An overview of storage

•   Creating partitions

•   Creating filesystems

•   Managing Linux filesystems

•   Managing quotas

You can’t make the leap from fish to mammal, but it’s an important first step in the puzzle.

—Ralph Etienne-Cummings, John Hopkins University

This chapter introduces the elements used to construct and manage storage. Storage concepts are the foundations for file, block, and object storage systems. You will also learn how to create encrypted filesystems and quotas for users and groups.

An Overview of Storage

A new disk is a large storage space. Partitions are used to allocate the whole or portions of the drive into logical storage spaces (see Figure 7-1 ...

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