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I was able to create a ext3 partition with out any problems using Gparted and now I am trying to send over a persistence.conf but it fails each time, here is what commands I am running:

 sudo mkdir /mnt/usb
 sudo mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt/usb
 sudo echo "/ union" >> /mnt/usb/persistence.conf
 bash: /mnt/usb/persistence.conf: Permission denied

Does anyone know how to fix this?

miggs97
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  • There is a post with detailed answer, explaining how to create Live USB with persistent partition. –  Aug 18 '15 at 18:06

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sudo echo "something" > etc never works, better try this sudo sh -c "echo ....", the working command should be like this:

sudo sh -c "echo "/ union" > persistence.conf"
thanhvg
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This is a clean way of writing files with sudo.

echo "/ union" | sudo tee persistence.conf
Erik
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You should use the Bash shell in Sudo mode with -c option to execute the custom shell. 

sudo bash -c "echo '/ union' > /mnt/persist/persistence.conf"

Also note that you should properly nest the double quotes.

Another example is: 

sudo bash -c "cat /mnt/persist/persistence.conf"

Reference: What's the difference between 'sudo [command]' and 'sudo sh [command]?

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RSW
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