>--- On Wed 03/14, kalinix < calin.kalinix.cosma@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > <SNIP> > > Bruce,first there is no need to reboot after creating a new partition > withfdisk. After writing the partition table to disk and exiting > fdisk, asimple partprobe would be enough to update the partition > infos.But be aware that fdisk only create partition, not the > filesystem on it.You need to do this manually, using mkfs.* (in your > casemkfs.* /dev/sda3) where * can be: vfat, ext2, ext3, xfs, > reiserfs, ntfs,msdos, depending on what you need for your new > partition.Only after that you can update /etc/fstab like this: > > /dev/sda3 /orardata1 auto defaults > > In case that you need other mount options than default (see man > mount)you may want to replace defaults with your own options. > > HTH, > Calin Thanks. That DOES help. It's strange, I spent a few days' spare time studying my "Linux in a Nutshell" book, searching the LDP how-tos and google but I couldn't find a single explanation of the whole process. I had to try to piece together partitioning and mounting procedures. I saw a couple references to mkfs but I thought it was another way to create a partition which I had already done. I suppose it may be that my shrinking spare time has also shrunk my attention span. Bruce _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
