Why can't a GPT partitioned volume be mounted?

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Issue

  • A volume partitioned using parted (GPT) cannot be mounted.
  • parted reports the following: "Warning: /dev/sdx contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a GPT table. However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it should."

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • GPT Partitioned devices

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