All right, thats done. I used the following command: $ mkfs.ext3 -v /dev/hdb10
mkfs wrote the inodes, made the journal, etc. and I could see the type as ext3 when I checked /dev/hdb with cfdisk. My next question is, how to allow users to write to the partition. Current permissions are drwxr_xr_x root:root. Should I just use chmod og+w for /mount/part10 (assuming I'm mouting it under /mount in dir part10)? Would it be better to make this partition similar to /tmp with the "t" bit set? Please suggest. This is off topic: Does anyone know how to send replies to threads in correct order using yahoo mail? Thanks. ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]