resize "/ " under LVM 2005-10-05 - By Vinodh Cuppu
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On 10/04/2005 02:09 PM, Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) wrote:
> I just used kickstart to install 3 systems with U6. I used the
> same partition sizes as I had previously used with RH9, and
> unfortunately I now have about 700 bytes free in "/". Is it possible
> to extend this filesystem under LVM?
>
> I tried creating a new LVOL (lvolslash) that is bigger, copying all
> the contents of / (lvol1) to it, changing /etc/fstab and
> /etc/grub.conf to point to the new lvolslash. The system reboots fine,
> and a "df" shows my new lvol mounted as root. However, the df also
> shows the size of my original lvol1 and says it is mounted when I try
> to resize2fs it...
>
> Can I fix this? Is the ext2online command functional on RHEL 3? I'd
> prefer not to redo thepost work I have already completed.
>
I believe the bootup process mounts root (/) given in the kernel
parameters in grub/lilo. So, make sure you update that too.
HTH
-Vinodh
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