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#Now issue the commands <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">n</span></code></b> (new partition), <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">p</span></code></b> (primary partition), <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">3</span></code></b> (i.e. next available partition number). When prompted for initial block, press '''enter''' to accept the default beginning block size, and type: <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">+3G</span></code></b> at ending block (create 2GB for partition) and press '''enter'''.
#At the fdisk prompt, issue the command <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">p</span></code></b> to review the partition information.
#Enter the command <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">w</span></code></b> to save partition table and exit (ignore WARNING message).<br><br>{{Admon/important|You MUST reboot your centos2 VM|You MUST now reboot your centos2 VM before proceeding!}}<br><br>
#You <u>'''must'''</u> '''restart''' your centos2 VM to allow changes to take effect.
#Verify that you created this partition by issuing the following command: <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">fdisk -l /dev/vda</span></code></b>