Dominic Mitchell wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Which of ext2 or ext3 should I format the partition of  a new
> install of RH7.2.  I seem to remember people saying that ext3 was
> more robust to an unclean unmounting  of partitions?

Right.  ext3 uses journaling

> 
> Are there good reasons for not using ext3?  For now this machine
> won't be my main machine.  With proper backup of important files
> it could fail without being a major pain ...

Not really but I understand that Norton Ghost and some other similar
utilities don't work with ext3 so if you are planning to use something
like that, ext2 would be your only option.

Janyne



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