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If you partition manually, create a swap partition of at least 256 MB. The swap partition
is used to free the main memory of data that is not used at the present moment. This
keeps the main memory free for the most frequently-used important data.
Expert Options
Expert opens a menu containing the following commands:
Reread Partition Table
Rereads the partitioning from disk. For example, you need this after manual partitioning
in the text console.
Delete Partition Table and Disk Label
This completely overwrites the old partition table. For example, this can be helpful
if you have problems with unconventional disk labels. Using this method, all data
on the hard disk is lost.
More Partitioning Tips
If the partitioning is performed by YaST and other partitions are detected in the system,
these partitions are also entered in the file /etc/fstab to enable easy access to this
data. This file contains all partitions in the system with their properties, such as the file
system, mount point, and user permissions.
Example 2.1 /etc/fstab: Partition Data
/dev/sda1 /data1 auto noauto,user 0 0
/dev/sda5 /data2 auto noauto,user 0 0
/dev/sda6 /data3 auto noauto,user 0 0
The partitions, regardless of whether they are Linux or FAT partitions, are specified
with the options noauto and user. This allows any user to mount or unmount these
partitions as needed. For security reasons, YaST does not automatically enter the exec
option here, which is needed for executing programs from the location. However, to
run programs from there, you can enter this option manually. This measure is necessary
if you encounter system messages such as bad interpreter or Permission denied.