On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:12 AM, John Newbigin <jnewbigin at ict.swin.edu.au> wrote: > Until CentOS 4.7, parted would create DOS partitions > 2Tb. > > DOS partitions can not be > 2Tb. This could "...corrupt partition tables and > ruin filesystem". > > The latest version from CentOS 4.7 fixes this (and other) bugs. > > John. > > Sergio Belkin wrote: >> >> Hi, I've read on LPI Linux Certification (Ed O'Reilly) in a nutshell >> the following thing: >> >> "parted, unfortunately, has been known to corrupt partition tables and >> ruin filesystem." >> >> What do you think about it? >> >> Greets! This is awfully presumptuous of a list newcomer like me, but this reply pretty clearly shows that the list monitor who intervened to criticize the OP was overreacting. There's always a way to make a good, on-topic thread out of a fair question. It's your guys' list, but if you habitually err on the side of rejecting interested newcomers, you'll eventually run out of newcomers. Go look at how the FreeBSD'ers have run their lists over the past 20 years - each question is an opportunity for the old-timers to share something they've learned - which naturally generates interest and enthusiasm - and newcomers are taken by the hand rather than shown the door. "Be generous in what you accept, conservative in what you send" - right? Anyway, I'm out of line, so I apologize - but here's another vote for list inclusiveness. It's not like the dude was asking about football.