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3 Select OK > Apply to activate the partition.

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 parti-
tioning 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
The following section comprises a few hints and tips on partitioning that should help
you in taking the right decisions while setting up your system.
TIP: Cylinder Numbers
Note, that different partitioning tools may start counting the cylinders of a
partition with 0 or with 1. When calculating the number of cylinders, you should
always use the difference between the last and the first cylinder number and
add one.
If the partitioning is performed by YaST and other partitions are detected in the system,
these partitions are also added to the /etc/fstab file 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.
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Mount Point
Specify the directory at which the partition should be mounted in the file
system tree. Select from various YaST proposals or enter any other name.