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From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: How to repartition a non-boot hard disk ?
Date: 28 Aug 1996 19:19:27 GMT
Organization: Volvo Corp.
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If there is space left on the disk, you can build a new
partition from that space straight away.

But if you need to resize the existing partition -
well, mounting one more disk might be an option.

Gildas Perrot (perrot@epiphore.francenet.fr) wrote:
: Hi everybody,

: On BSD/OS 2.1, I would like to add a partition on non-boot disk which already 
: contains one single partition on which there is data I would to keep. BUT, if 
: it's possible, I would like to avoid to restore data from tapes since I can't 
: stop the access to those data.

: Any idea how to do that ? Thanks in advance for your help.    Gildas.
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