proc make_hdb
{
  # Some distros don't put /sbin:/usr/sbin in the $PATH for non-root users.
  if test -z $[which  mke2fs] || test -z $[which tune2fs]
  {
    export PATH = "/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH"
  }

  truncate -s $(HDBMEGS)m $HDB &&
  mke2fs -q -b 1024 -F $HDB -i 4096 &&
  tune2fs -j -c 0 -i 0 $HDB

  test $Status -ne 0 && exit 1
}