how to create new partition in Linux

useless79 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007

i want to create on directory called /data under "/ " . but when i m using
mkdir /data it is telling permission denied. could any one tell me how to do it ?

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007

1. try doing it as 'root'.

2. make sure volume is not mounted read-only.

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