Why does the mke4fs command create an ext2 filesystem by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 6?

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Issue

  • Why does the mke4fs command create an ext2 filesystem by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 6?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 6
  • Ext4 filesystem
  • e4fsprogs-1.41.9-3.el5

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