mkfs.ext4 command not found in Debian (Jessie)
I have just installed Debian 8.4 (Jessie, MATE desktop). For some reason the following command is not recognized:
mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
The error I get:
bash: mkfs.ext4: command not found
I have googled and I actually can't seen to find Debian-specific instructions on how to create an ext4 filesystem. Any help much appreciated!
debian ext4 mkfs
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I have just installed Debian 8.4 (Jessie, MATE desktop). For some reason the following command is not recognized:
mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
The error I get:
bash: mkfs.ext4: command not found
I have googled and I actually can't seen to find Debian-specific instructions on how to create an ext4 filesystem. Any help much appreciated!
debian ext4 mkfs
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
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do you have/sbinin your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in~/.bashrcor/etc/profileetc), root has/sbinand/usr/sbinin $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
– cas
Apr 23 '16 at 5:04
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I have just installed Debian 8.4 (Jessie, MATE desktop). For some reason the following command is not recognized:
mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
The error I get:
bash: mkfs.ext4: command not found
I have googled and I actually can't seen to find Debian-specific instructions on how to create an ext4 filesystem. Any help much appreciated!
debian ext4 mkfs
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
I have just installed Debian 8.4 (Jessie, MATE desktop). For some reason the following command is not recognized:
mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
The error I get:
bash: mkfs.ext4: command not found
I have googled and I actually can't seen to find Debian-specific instructions on how to create an ext4 filesystem. Any help much appreciated!
debian ext4 mkfs
debian ext4 mkfs
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
asked Apr 23 '16 at 4:54
misha256misha256
2071212
2071212
1
do you have/sbinin your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in~/.bashrcor/etc/profileetc), root has/sbinand/usr/sbinin $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
– cas
Apr 23 '16 at 5:04
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do you have/sbinin your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in~/.bashrcor/etc/profileetc), root has/sbinand/usr/sbinin $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
– cas
Apr 23 '16 at 5:04
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do you have
/sbin in your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.– cas
Apr 23 '16 at 5:04
do you have
/sbin in your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.– cas
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Do you have /sbin in your path?
Most likely you are trying to run mkfs.ext4 as a normal user.
Unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
Try running it from a root shell (e.g. after sudo -i) or as:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
BTW, normal users usually don't have the necessary permissions to use mkfsto format a partition (although they can format a disk-image file that they own - e.g. for use with FUSE or in a VM with, say, VirtualBox).
Formatting a partition requires root privs unless someone has seriously messed up the block device permissions in /dev.
answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
cascas
39.4k455103
Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
– misha256
Apr 23 '16 at 5:14
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On some very slimmed down distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Server) it's possible that you don't have mkfs installed. In which case, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
You may also want ntfsprogs for mkfs.ntfs.
(The package name should be the same in other distros e.g pacman -S dosfstools)
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Do you have /sbin in your path?
Most likely you are trying to run mkfs.ext4 as a normal user.
Unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
Try running it from a root shell (e.g. after sudo -i) or as:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
BTW, normal users usually don't have the necessary permissions to use mkfsto format a partition (although they can format a disk-image file that they own - e.g. for use with FUSE or in a VM with, say, VirtualBox).
Formatting a partition requires root privs unless someone has seriously messed up the block device permissions in /dev.
answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
cascas
39.4k455103
Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
– misha256
Apr 23 '16 at 5:14
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Do you have /sbin in your path?
Most likely you are trying to run mkfs.ext4 as a normal user.
Unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
Try running it from a root shell (e.g. after sudo -i) or as:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
BTW, normal users usually don't have the necessary permissions to use mkfsto format a partition (although they can format a disk-image file that they own - e.g. for use with FUSE or in a VM with, say, VirtualBox).
Formatting a partition requires root privs unless someone has seriously messed up the block device permissions in /dev.
answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
cascas
39.4k455103
Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
– misha256
Apr 23 '16 at 5:14
add a comment |
Do you have /sbin in your path?
Most likely you are trying to run mkfs.ext4 as a normal user.
Unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
Try running it from a root shell (e.g. after sudo -i) or as:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
BTW, normal users usually don't have the necessary permissions to use mkfsto format a partition (although they can format a disk-image file that they own - e.g. for use with FUSE or in a VM with, say, VirtualBox).
Formatting a partition requires root privs unless someone has seriously messed up the block device permissions in /dev.
answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
cascas
39.4k455103
Do you have /sbin in your path?
Most likely you are trying to run mkfs.ext4 as a normal user.
Unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in ~/.bashrc or /etc/profile etc), root has /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH, but normal users don't by default.
Try running it from a root shell (e.g. after sudo -i) or as:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L hdd_misha /dev/sdb1
BTW, normal users usually don't have the necessary permissions to use mkfsto format a partition (although they can format a disk-image file that they own - e.g. for use with FUSE or in a VM with, say, VirtualBox).
Formatting a partition requires root privs unless someone has seriously messed up the block device permissions in /dev.
answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
cascas
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answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
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answered Apr 23 '16 at 5:10
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Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
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Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
– misha256
Apr 23 '16 at 5:14
Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
– misha256
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Perfect answer, thank you. I'm learning :-)
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Apr 23 '16 at 5:14
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On some very slimmed down distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Server) it's possible that you don't have mkfs installed. In which case, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
You may also want ntfsprogs for mkfs.ntfs.
(The package name should be the same in other distros e.g pacman -S dosfstools)
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On some very slimmed down distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Server) it's possible that you don't have mkfs installed. In which case, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
You may also want ntfsprogs for mkfs.ntfs.
(The package name should be the same in other distros e.g pacman -S dosfstools)
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On some very slimmed down distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Server) it's possible that you don't have mkfs installed. In which case, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
You may also want ntfsprogs for mkfs.ntfs.
(The package name should be the same in other distros e.g pacman -S dosfstools)
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On some very slimmed down distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Server) it's possible that you don't have mkfs installed. In which case, you can install it with:
sudo apt-get install dosfstools
You may also want ntfsprogs for mkfs.ntfs.
(The package name should be the same in other distros e.g pacman -S dosfstools)
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/sbinin your path? are you running this as a normal user or as root? unless you've added it yourself (e.g. in~/.bashrcor/etc/profileetc), root has/sbinand/usr/sbinin $PATH, but normal users don't by default.– cas
Apr 23 '16 at 5:04