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2.5.6 Partitioner<br />

With the expert dialog, shown in Figure 2.4, “The YaST Partitioner” (page 53), manually<br />

modify the partitioning <strong>of</strong> one or several hard disks. Partitions can be added,<br />

deleted, resized, and edited. Also access the s<strong>of</strong>t RAID and LVM configuration from<br />

this YaST module.<br />

WARNING<br />

Although it is possible to modify the partitions in the installed system, this<br />

should be handled only by experts. Otherwise the risk <strong>of</strong> making a mistake that<br />

causes data loss is very high. If you repartition a hard disk in use, reboot the<br />

system right afterwards. It is safer to use the rescue system than repartition<br />

the system while running.<br />

Figure 2.4 The YaST Partitioner<br />

All existing or suggested partitions on all connected hard disks are displayed in the list<br />

<strong>of</strong> the YaST Expert Partitioner dialog. Entire hard disks are listed as devices without<br />

numbers, such as /dev/hda or /dev/sda. Partitions are listed as parts <strong>of</strong> these devices,<br />

such as /dev/hda1 or /dev/sda1. The size, type, file system, and mount<br />

System Configuration with YaST 53

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