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Appendix D. An Introduction to Disk Partitions 87
Figure D-12. Disk Drive with Partition Resized
It is important to understand what the resizing software you use does with the newly freed space, so
that you can take the appropriate steps. In the case we have illustrated, it would be best to simply
delete the new DOS partition and create the appropriate Linux partition(s).
D.1.4.3.3. Create new partition(s)
As the previous step implied, it may or may not be necessary to create new partitions. However, unless
your resizing software is Linux-aware, it is likely you will need to delete the partition that was created
during the resizing process. Figure D-13 shows this being done.
Figure D-13. Disk Drive with Final Partition Configuration
Note
The following information is specific to Intel-based computers only.
As a convenience to Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES users, the DOS
fips
utility is included on the Red
Hat Linux/x86 CD 1 in the
dosutils
directory. This is a freely available program that can resize FAT
(File Allocation Table) partitions.