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--- adding_a_second_hard_drive [2023/12/31 16:16] – juckins
+++ adding_a_second_hard_drive [2023/12/31 16:46] (current) – juckins
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   * Select the /dev/sda disk using the pull-down menu in the upper right corner
     * Note that the primary disk is /dev/nvme0n1
-  *
+  * Device > Create Partition Table...
+    * Choose the default 'gpt'
+  * Partition > New
+    * Select defaults except for the following:
+      * Partition name: disk2
+      * Label: disk2
+      * File system: ext4
+    * Click Add
+  * Click green check mark to Apply All Operations
+  * Open an xterm as root
+  * mkdir /disk2
+  * You need to modify the /etc/fstab entry to something like the following
+    * ''UUID=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX /disk2                  ext4     defaults        1 1''
+  * You find the UUID for the new hard disk by going to ''/dev/disk/by-uuid/'' and doing ''ls -l''
+  * There you will see the UUID pointing to the drive (ex. ../../sda)
+  * Use that information to update ''/etc/fstab''
+  * ''systemctl daemon-reload''
+  * ''mount -a''
+  * ''df -hP''
+    * Ensure you see /disk2 mount and you can cd in and touch/remove a test file
+  * Reboot to ensure disk mounts correctly